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British Shipbuilders And British Steel

Volume 110: debated on Monday 16 February 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate how many persons

RegionBritish ShipbuildersBritish Steel Corporation
June 1979December 1986September 1979September 1986
Current BS YardsEx BS Yards1
South West1,28857943060
South East8,8931,2203,590560
Northern43,1054,17417,32035,8009,530
North West4,4091,3502,610370
Yorkshire and Humberside67145,48012,880
West Midlands7,8601,980
East Midlands18,6402,550
Scotland22,0043,2986,37018,9706,050
Wales50,63018,820
TOTAL80,3708,05126,690183,64052,740
1 Where current employment not known, composite figures include employment within the yard at the time of sale by British Shipbuilders. A similar breakdown is not available for the British Steel Corporation but it is estimated that about 20,000 employees have been transferred, primarily on the formation of joint venture companies between BSC and the private sector.