§ Lord Jonesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people are employed directly in the steel industry in (a) Wales; (b) Scotland; and (c) England. [HL4255]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from the National Statistician, Len Cook, dated 27 September 2004.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about steel industry jobs in Wales and England. (HL4255)
The latest available data, from the 2002 Annual Business Inquiry, show that the total number of employee jobs in the steel industry is 9,800 in Wales, and 36,800 in England. This total is obtained by combining figures for those working in the following industries, as identified by Standard Industrial Classification 2003:
- manufacture of basic iron and steel
- manufacture of steel tubes
- first processing of iron and steel
- casting of steel.