§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the production of steel in each European Economic Community country in 1970 and in the latest 12 months for which figures are available, together with figures showing the steel-making capacity in each case.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the available information:
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Million tonnes Crude steel production Production potential 1970 1985 1970 1985 Belgium 12.6 10.7 15.2 14.8 Denmark 0.5 0.5 †0.5 0.8 France 23.8 18.8 26.1 27.0 Greece 0.3 1.0 †0.8 4.4 Irish Republic 0.1 0.2 †0.1 0.3 Italy 17.3 23.7 21.2 36.3 Luxembourg 5.5 3.9 6.0 5.4 Netherlands 5.0 5.5 5.3 8.0
Crude steel production Production potential 1970 1985 1970 1985 United Kingdom 28.3 15.7 †29.3 24.1 West Germany 45.0 40.5 53.0 48.9 Spain *7.4 14.2 †9.5 n/a Portugal *0.4 0.7 †0.4 n/a Source:
Except where otherwise stated, Eurostat for production data; ECSC Investment in the Community coalmining and iron and steel industries for data on production potential.
* International Iron and Steel Institute.
† OECD, the iron and steel industry in 1970 and trends in 1971.
n/a=Not available.