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Mr. Gordon Brown
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate how many persons
Region | British Shipbuilders | British Steel Corporation | |||
June 1979 | December 1986 | September 1979 | September 1986 | ||
Current BS Yards | Ex BS Yards1 | ||||
South West | 1,288 | 579 | 430 | 60 | — |
South East | 8,893 | — | 1,220 | 3,590 | 560 |
Northern | 43,105 | 4,174 | 17,320 | 35,800 | 9,530 |
North West | 4,409 | — | 1,350 | 2,610 | 370 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 671 | — | — | 45,480 | 12,880 |
West Midlands | — | — | — | 7,860 | 1,980 |
East Midlands | — | — | — | 18,640 | 2,550 |
Scotland | 22,004 | 3,298 | 6,370 | 18,970 | 6,050 |
Wales | — | — | — | 50,630 | 18,820 |
TOTAL | 80,370 | 8,051 | 26,690 | 183,640 | 52,740 |
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. |