§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many hours were worked per tonne of crude steel in the following countries' steel industries, arranged in ascending order of hours worked: Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, West Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, for each of the 847W years 1973 and 1978; and what were the percentage changes between those years.
§ Mr. Les Huckfield,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3 April 1979; Vol. 965, c. 620], gave the following answer:
I regret that it has not been possible to provide a substantive reply in the time available. I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy in the Library.
§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage share
PERCENTAGE SHARE OF WORLD OUTPUT* 1951 1964 1970 1974 1978 Cars United Kingdom N.A. 10.9 7.3 6.0 4.4† Japan N.A. 3.4 14.2 15.5 17.9 West Germany N.A. 15.5 15.7 11.2 12.5 France N.A. 8.1 11.0 10.6 10.2 Italy N.A. 6.0 7.7 6.4 4.8 Shipbuilding United Kingdom 37.7 8.3 6.3 3.6 6.2 Japan 12.1 38.7 52.4 50.4 34.7 West Germany 7.5 8.5 6.3 6.3 4.6 France 5.2 5.5 4.1 3.1 2.4 Italy 4.1 4.8 2.6 2.8 1.9 Crude Steel United Kingdom 7.5 6.1 4.8 3.2 2.8 Japan 3.1 9.2 15.7 16.5 14.3 West Germany 6.4 8.6 7.6 7.5 5.8 France 5.9 4.6 4.0 3.8 3.2 Italy 1.5 2.3 2.9 3.4 3.4 *Output is defined as follows: Cars: The number produced. Shipbuilding: Tonnage of ships completed. Crude Steel: Production by weight. †Shares based on data for 1977, the latest information available.