§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed in the special steels division of the British Steel Corporation in May 1979; and how many are so employed at the present time.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe special steels division did not exist under that name until 1980. In the BSC works which now constitute the special steels division, 15,721 people were employed in May 1979. The number in September 1985 was 8,520.