§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a table indicating the steel-making capacity of each EEC member state at(a) 1979, (b) 1983 and (c) the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe information requested is contained in the table:
Effeclive Steel Making Capacily (Production Potential) of EC Member States Million Crude Tonnes 1979 1983 1986 1 1987 Belgium 19.7 17.0 13.6 13.6 Denmark 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 France 32.0 28.8 28.2 27.0 Greece — 4.0 4.4 4.5 Irish Republic 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 Italy 37.0 39.6 35.4 35.5 Luxembourg 7.3 6.4 5.5 5.5 Netherlands 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.0 United Kingdom 28.9 24.5 22.6 23.0 West Germany 68.8 61.4 47.2 46.9 Portugal — — 0.8 0.8 Spain — — 22.0 22.7 1Figures for 1987 are forecasts. Source: ECSC Investment Survey.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a table showing the number of employees in the steel industries of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member states in(a) 1979, (b) 1982, (c) 1985 and (d) for the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe information available is as follows:
27W1 Definition identical with that used in the treaty setting up the ECSC.
.. Not available.
Sources: OECD annual statistical reports on the iron and steel industry eurostat.