§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total import of steel each year from 1977 to date, by category and tonnage; from which country the steel was imported by category and tonnage; and what is his estimate of job loss in the steel industry caused by steel imports.
§ Mr. Wakeham:A summary analysis giving annual information in respect of 21 finished steel products and 42 countries or groups of countries is prepared by the Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau—ISSB—from the detailed overseas trade statistics. The information is given in the appropriate ISSB publication "Iron and Steel Industry: Annual Statistics for the United Kingdom", copies of which are available in the Library of the House.
On the final part of the question, the information requested is not available.