HC Deb 07 August 1980 vol 990 c292W
Mr. Dixon

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the estimated loss to British Shipbuilders due to the recent steel strike.

Mr. Michael Marshall

During the steel strike British Shipbuilders lost deliveries of about 40,000 tons of steel from an annual usage of some 150,000 tons. The full financial implications of the strike cannot yet be quantified.