HC Deb 30 March 1987 vol 113 c359W
Sir John Osborn

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the outcome of the recent European Economic Community Ministers meeting on steel production; and what will be its impact on the level of production of the British steel industry in general, and more specifically the special steel industry of Sheffield.

Mr. Giles Shaw

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Teignbridge (Mr. Nicholls) on 23 March at column 23. I would expect additional steel closures in continental Europe, if achieved, to benefit the United Kingdom steel industry as a whole, including firms in Sheffield.