§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are the figures for the consumption of steel in the United Kingdom since 1979; and what is the estimate for 1985–86.
§ Mr. ButcherThe available information is as follows:
United Kingdom consumption of finished steel products million tonnes 1979 15.48 1980 12.77 1981 12.44 1982 12.30 1983 11.62 1984 11.44 Source: Department of Trade and Industry. Quarterly Inquiry into Steel Stocks and Consumption.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the latest figures for crude steel production and effective capacity for European Economic Community countries plus Japan, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America.
§ Mr. ButcherThe available information is as follows:
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Crude steel production 1985 January-May Production potential 1983 million tonnes million tonnes Belgium 4.6 17.0 Denmark 0.2 0.9 France 8.3 28.8 Greece *0.3 4.0 Irish Republic 0.1 0.3 Italy 10.3 39.6
Crude steel production 1985 January-May Production potential 1983 million tonnes million tonnes Luxembourg 1.7 6.4 Netherlands 2.2 8.0 United Kingdom 6.7 24.5 West Germany 16.9 61.4 Japan 44.7 n.a. USSR† †154.3 n.a. USA 34.3 135.0 *January-April. †1984 as a whole. Sources: International Iron and Steel Institute; ECSC investment in the Community coalmining and iron and steel industries; ECE steel market report.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give the latest figures for employment costs per tonne of steel produced by the British Steel Corporation and the index of wholesale prices for steel in dollar terms.
§ Mr. ButcherThe British Steel Corporation's total employment costs were £50 per tonne of liquid steel in the financial year 1984–85. The index of producer prices for iron and steel in dollar terms was 92 in June 1985, based on 1980 = 100.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give the latest figures for finished steel imports as a percentage of total deliveries to the United Kingdom market for (a) rods and bars, (b) wire rods, (c) other light rolled sections, (d) heavy rails, (e) other heavy rolled products. (f) plates, (g) sheets, (h) hot rolled strip, (i) cold rolled strip, (j) template and (k) tubes and pipes.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following is the available information:
United Kingdom Imports of Finished Steel as a Percentage of Total Deliveries* to the United Kingdom Market 1985 Q1 per cent. Rods and Bars For reinforcement 17 In coil 18 Straight lengths (hot rolled and cold reduced) 23 Sections (including rails) 80 mm and over 10 Less than 80 mm 25 Plate (including wide coil under 3 mm thick) 31 Sheets (coated and uncoated) 40 Strip Hot rolled under 600 mm wide 11 Cold rolled under 500 mm wide 25 Tinplate and blackplate 20 Tubes and pipes all sizes 21 * Producers deliveries to United Kingdom consumers and stockholders, plus imports. Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will give the latest figures 787W for crude steel produced per process worker in European Economic Community countries, the United States of America and Japan.
§ Mr. ButcherThe following is the available information.
Crude Steel Production per Man-Year tonnes 1984 1985* Not seasonally adjusted Belgium 292 304 Denmark 343 296 France 216 240 Greece 224 †256 Ireland 237 315 Italy 294 332 Luxembourg 314 328 Netherlands 307 286 United Kingdom 244 263 West Germany 252 266 Japan †360 n/a USA ‡228 n/a * Based on production and total employment in January-May 1985 and expressed at an annual rate. † 1983. ‡1982 Source: Eurostat; ECE steel market report.