§ Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many workers were employed in British Steel in 1978; and how many are employed at the latest date.
§ Mr. Wakeham[pursuant to his reply, 8 March 1982, c. 320]: At the end of March 1978, the BSC had 196,900 employees. I understand from the corporation that at the end of January 1982 the number of employees was 106,200.
372WKingdom from the European regional development fund in each year since British entry to the EEC; and for what purposes;
(2) how much in regional grant from the European Economic Community has been received for each region of the United Kingdom, and for what purposes, since the United Kingdom's entry to the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe sums received by each region of the United Kingdom from the European regional development fund in each of the years since the fund's inception in 1975 are as follows: