§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate how many persons
Region British Shipbuilders British Steel Corporation June 1979 December 1986 September 1979 September 1986 Current BS Yards Ex BS Yards1 South West 1,288 579 430 60 — South East 8,893 — 1,220 3,590 560 Northern 43,105 4,174 17,320 35,800 9,530 North West 4,409 — 1,350 2,610 370 Yorkshire and Humberside 671 — — 45,480 12,880 West Midlands — — — 7,860 1,980 East Midlands — — — 18,640 2,550 Scotland 22,004 3,298 6,370 18,970 6,050 Wales — — — 50,630 18,820 TOTAL 80,370 8,051 26,690 183,640 52,740 1 Where current employment not known, composite figures include employment within the yard at the time of sale by British Shipbuilders. A similar breakdown is not available for the British Steel Corporation but it is estimated that about 20,000 employees have been transferred, primarily on the formation of joint venture companies between BSC and the private sector.