HC Deb 24 March 1987 vol 113 cc111-2W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has as to how many persons were employed in the steel industries of each of the European Economic Community member states in 1979; and how many are now employed.

Mr. Giles Shaw

Employment in ECSC production at the end of 1979 and end of November 1986, the latest period for which complete figures are available, is as follows:

Thousands: end of month
December 1979 November 1986
Federal Republic of Germany 204.8 145.3
Belgium 48.7 31.7
France 120.6 69.5
Italy 98.7 67.6
Luxembourg 16.4 12.3
Netherlands 20.9 19.0
United Kingdom 156.6 55.9
Denmark 2.8 1.8
Ireland 0.7 0.6
Total EC(9) 670.0 403.7
Greece — 4.2
Spain — 51.1
Portugal — 5.8
Total EC(12) — 464.8

Source: Eurostat