Steel Industry (Hansard, 16 May 1990)

§ 28. Dr. Kim Howells
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of the steel industry in the United Kingdom.

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
I am confident that the United Kingdom steel industry will continue to perform well now that all of it is in the private sector and free from Government interference.

§ 104. Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of the steel industry in the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Hughes) earlier today.

§ 1989. Mr. David Nicholson
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many tonnes of steel per man year were produced in the United Kingdom in(a) 1981 and (b)

§ 1989. Mr. David Shaw
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many tonnes of steel per man year were produced in the United Kingdom in(a) 1981 and (b)

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
Crude steel production per man year rose from 159 tonnes in 1981 to 344 tonnes in 1989.