HC Deb 06 July 1981 vol 8 c19W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the current steel making capacity of each of the European Economic Community member countries.

Mr. Michael Marshall

The latest readily available information is as follows:

Crude Steel Capacity at 1 January 1980*
Million tonnes
Belgium 19.7
Denmark 1.1
France 30.7
Germany F.R. 68.5
Ireland 0.2
Italy 37.3
Luxembourg 7.3
Netherlands 8.6
United Kingdom 28.4
Greece †1.3
Note:
At the beginning of 1981 the United Kingdom's crude steel capacity was 25.4‡ million tonnes.
Sources:
* European Coal and Steel Community.
† Estimate by OECD.
‡ The Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.