§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Industry what representations he has received from the Scottish Trades Union Council and other bodies regarding proposed British Steel Corporation economy measures in Scotland; what replies he has sent; and what he considers will be the effect in loss of jobs.
§ Mr. KaufmanI have received no direct representations from the STUC, but the Minister of State at the Scottish Office has told me of the concern expressed at his meeting with them on 30th December 1975. At their meeting with my right hon. Friend and myself on 22nd December 1975, the TUC Steel Committee expressed their concern about the impact of178W the measures throughout the United Kingdom. No detailed estimate of the loss of jobs at any plant or group of plants has yet been put forward by the BSC.