§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will show what proportion of (a) total United Kingdom industrial production and (b) total United Kingdom manufacturing industry industrial production, was accounted for by each of the nationalised industries for which he has responsibility in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallThe Secretary of state has responsibility for three nationalised industries, the Post Office—including British Telecom—the British Steel Corporation and British Shipbuilders. Of these, the Post Office, whose activites fall almost entirely in the service 335W sector, makes a negligible contribution to industrial production and manufacturing output. Estimates for the other two industries are as follows:
Contribution to Industrial Production and Manufacturing Output British Steel Corporation* British Shipbuilders † Industrial Production Per Cent. Manufacturing Output Per Cent. Industrial Production Per Cent. Manufacturing Output Per Cent. 1968 2.4 3.6 — — 1970 2.4 3.5 — — 1971 2.1 3.1 — — 1972 2.2 3.2 — — 1973 2.2 3.2 — — 1974 2.0 2.9 — — 1975 1.8 2.6 — — 1976 1.9 2.7 — — 1977 1.8 2.6 0.3 0.5 1978 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.8 1979 1.7 2.6 0.5 0.7 Jan. to Nov. 1980 N/A N/A 0.4 0.7 * These figures cover only the activities of the British Steel Corporation which fall within the iron and steel industries, Minimum List Headings 311, 312 and 313 of the Standard Industrial Classification. The British Steel Corporation was formed in 1967, but estimates for that year and 1969 are not available. † British Shipbuilders was formed on 1 July 1977.