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Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many jobs were lost in the steel industry in Wales between 1979 and 1984.
Mr. David Hunt
Comprehensive information detailing separately the number of jobs lost or created in the industry are not available. Combined data from the British Steel Corporation and the Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau show that there were 55,000 jobs in the steel industry in Wales at the end of December 1979. In 1984 the figure was 22,000.