HC Deb 10 July 1978 vol 953 c350W
13. Mr. Ronald Atkins

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what are the 1976 figures in tonnes for steel production per capita, respectively for Belgium and Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Japan, West Germany, the Soviet Union, Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

Mr. Les Huckfield

Following are the figures:

Crude Steel Production in 1976
tonnes per capita (a)
Belgium and Luxembourg 1.6
Czechoslovakia 1.0
Japan 1.0
West Germany 0.7
Soviet Union 0.6
Canada 0.5
United States of America 0.5
United Kingdom 0.4

NOTE: (a) Defined as steel production divided by total population.

SOURCE: United Nations

OECD

25. Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what annual level of steel production over the next five years is envisaged under the Davignon Plan for (a) the British Steel Corporation and (b) the private sector of the steel industry in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Les Huckfield

My Department has had preliminary talks with the EEC Commission about demand forecasts which the Commission has prepared as part of its revised general objectives for the Community steel industry. These forecasts relate to the Community as a whole and are not divided between different countries or producers.

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