§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a table showing the subsidies 754W he estimates received an increase last year in their pension of, respectively (a) more than £2,500, (b) £2,000 to £2,500, (c) £1,500 to £2,000, (d) £1,000 to £1,500, (e) £500 to £1,000 and (f) less than £500.
§ Mr. ChannonThe table below shows the approximate number of retired civil servants who will be paid the annual amounts shown as a result of the 16 per cent. increase on 12 November 1979:
given to the British Steel Corporation over each of the past five years expressed as an annual sum per person employed by the corporation.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallI will reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish a comparison of the scale of employment provided by the British Steel Corporation with that of all other major steel producers; and if in his comparison he will include all those indirectly employed by overseas producers in occupations which are carried out by persons directly employed by the British Steel Corporation.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallThis information is not available.