§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were employed by the British Steel Corporation in Wales each year since 1950; and how many were employed by the private sector steel industry in Wales over the same period.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation is not available in the form requested. For the steel industry as a whole annual figures on a comparable basis are available only from 1971 and are as follows:— 145W
number 1971 73,980 1972 71,560 1973 70,740 1974 69,150 1975 69,100 1976 63,500 *1977 66,850 *Latest available