§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was (a) the total output of steel, and (b) the output of various categories of steel from plants in Scotland in the last year for which figures are available and for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI have been asked to reply.
The following is the information on (a) crude steel production for the years 1979 to 1985 and (b) output of steel by category for the years 1979 to 1984, in Scotland:
Steel Industry in Scotland (a) Crude Steel Production million tonnes 1979 1.7 *1980 1.3 1981 2.0 1982 1.7 1983 1.8 1984 1.9 1985 2.0 *Affected by BSC strike Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau
Steel Industry in Scotland (b) Output of Steel hr Category million tonnes * Long products ‡ Flat products 1979 0.1 0.8 1980 0.1 0.5 1981 0.1 0.8 1982 0.1 0.6 1983 0.1 0.6 1984 0.1 0.6 * Long products, eg bars, rods and sections. † Flat products, eg wide coil, sheets, plates and hot rolled narrow strip. Source: European Coal and Steel Community; Investment in the Community Coalmining and Iron and Steel Industries.