asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Reportthe figures relating to productivity of the various national steel industries to which he referred on 14 January; and what figure he takes as a target for the British steel industry.

The figures relating to productivity referred to by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry, as he said in the House, are drawn from the NEDC "Progress Report 1980" published on 14 January. A copy has been placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend has set a financial target for 1980–81. Related productivity targets are matter for BSC management.