HC Deb 14 February 1983 vol 37 c20W
32. Mr. John Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many jobs have been lost in (a) the British Steel Corporation and (b) the private sector of the steel industry, since Her Majesty's Government agreed with other European Community member states measures to deal with the problems of the steel industry; how these figures compare with job losses in other European Community countries; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Between October 1980, when the present Community steel anti-crisis measures were introduced, and the end of 1982, a total of some 54,000 jobs were lost in BSC, of which some 30,000 were involved in the ECSC production covered by the Community's measures. In the same period, the private sector lost some 12,000 jobs in ECSC production. Total ECSC job losses in other European Community countries for this period were 60,500.

39. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many people are employed in the private and public sectors of the steel industry.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Provisional estimates of numbers employed on ECSC activities in the public and private sectors of the steel industry at the end of last year were 61,200 and 13,400 respectively.