§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish figures to show in each of the past 10 years (a) employment in the steel industry in 367W Scotland, (b) steelmaking capacity in Scotland and (c) steel production, in million tonnes, per year in Scotland.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following is the available information:
Steel industry in Scotland *Employment †Capacity ‡Crude steel production (mid year '000) million tonnes million tonnes 1974 27.9 3.2 2.6 1975 29.4 2.9 2.0 1976 26.0 3.3 1.9 1977 26.7 3.1 1.9 1978 25.2 2.1 2.6 1979 n.a. 2.5 1.7 1980 n.a. 3.2 1.3 ║1981 16.9 3.2 2.0 1982 n.a. 3.2 3.7 1983 n.a. 3.2 1.8 * Department of Employment, annual census of employment figures for establishments classified to the iron and steel and steel tubes industries in the 1968 standard industrial classification (MLH's 311 and 312). No annual census of employment was carried out in the years 1979, 1980, 1982 or 1983. † Source: European Coal and Steel Community. ‡ Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau. ║ September.