HC Deb 05 December 1962 vol 668 c188W
89. Mr. Lawson

asked the Minister of Labour what was the increase or decrease in the number of persons employed in the steel industry of Scotland from 1951 to the latest available date.

Mr. Hare

Between mid-1951 and mid-1961 the number employed in the iron and steel industry in Scotland is estimated to have fallen by about 600.