§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the required(a) capacity and (b) capability of steel production in the UK is in order to meet UK manufacturing needs. [83920]
§ Alan JohnsonThe UK steel industry makes a wide, and increasingly sophisticated, range of products to meet the needs of the manufacturing industry in the home market and overseas. In 2001, UK production of primary steel products was 13.5 million tonnes, while capacity stood at 18.9 million tonnes at the end of that year. In the same year, UK demand for primary steel products was 13.7 million tonnes.