§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the up-to-date comparative figures of percentage manpower and capacity cuts taken by other European companies/countries concerning steel capacity.
§ Mr. Giles Shawthe most recent figures available from the Commission are as follows:
Hot rolled capacity (maximum possible production, thousand tonnes-year) MPP 1980 MPP 1 January 1986 Percentage change FRG 51,883 45,192 -12.9 Belgium 16,028 13,098 -18.3 France 26,869 21,502 -20.0 Italy 36,877 30,389 -17.6 Luxembourg 5,215 3,920 -24.8 Netherlands 7,597 5,865 -22.8 United Kingdom 22,840 18,064 -20.9 Denmark 941 875 -7.0 Ireland 57 333 +484.0 Greece 4,317 5,016 +16.0 Total EC(10) 172,624 144,254 -16.4 Source: European Commission.
Changes in employment levels in ECSC production, thousand employees
1980 1984 Percentage change FRG 197.4 152.5 -22.7 Belgium 45.2 37.2 -17.7 France 104.9 85.1 -18.9 Italy 99.6 75.6 -24.1 Luxembourg 14.9 12.7 -14.9 Netherlands 21.0 18.7 -10.9 United Kingdom 112.1 61.9 -44.8 Denmark 2.2 1.5 -31.8 Ireland 0.7 0.7 — Total EC(9) 598.0 445.9 -25.4 Source: European Commission, General Objectives Steel 1990.
No breakdown for individual companies is available.