§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of persons employed in the steel industry in the United Kingdom in May 1979; what is the most recent employment total for the industry; and what are the comparable employment totals for the steel industry in the other member States of the Common Market.
§ Mr. AlisonBecause of differences between countries in statistical methodology, employment totals in the steel industry in the member States of the European Community obtainable from national sources are not directly comparable.
Comparable statistics, relating to employment within the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), from 1974 to December 1981, can be found in the EUROSTAT publication "Employment and Unemployment: Social Aspects of Employment in the Iron and Steel Industry".