§ 43. Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his estimate of the workforce employed in the State steel industry by 1983; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Tom BoardmanI would refer the hon. Member to the table in paragraph 43 of the recent White Paper on the British Steel Corporation's 10-year development strategy. This indicated that there could be a net reduction of some 50,000 to 180,000 in British Steel Corporation employment over the period.