§ 21. Mr. Henry Clarkasked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what is the estimated value of industrial production lost in consequence of the seamen's strike; and how many man-days have been lost due to lay-offs.
§ Mr. AlbuI cannot express the loss in industrial production in figures, but for the country as a whole it has been relatively small.
§ Mr. ClarkMay I suggest to the hon. Gentleman that it might be worth while to take some pains to find out this figure 656 and publicise it because of the considerable damage that was caused to the nation?
§ Mr. AlbuThe Question the hon. Gentleman asked was about industrial production, and I answered that. However, the effect on the economy has been quite serious from the point of view of our inability to keep to export delivery dates and so on, and nobody would deny that.