HC Deb 03 June 1980 vol 985 cc664-5W
Mr. Anderson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what job loss in Wales, direct and indirect, he anticipates from steel closures in each of the years 1979 to 1983; and what multiplier he adopts in estimating the latter figures.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

The British Steel Corporation expects closure or demanning at individual plants to cause the loss of over 20,000 jobs between March 1979 and March 1981. I cannot add to that.