§ 19. Mr. Hal Millerasked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will make a statement on the likely effect on steel supplies of the current dispute in the BSC.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe BSC estimates that over the first eight months of this financial year it has lost over 700,000 tonnes of steel production due to industrial disputes. It has stated that if there is no improvement in the latter it may lose 1 million tonnes this financial year.