§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what percentage of the total production days available were actually worked in industry in the years 1960 to 1969 and in 1970 to the nearest convenient date; and what percentage was lost due to industrial action and industrial injury in each of these years;
(2) if he will state the total number of production days available to industry in each year from 1960 to 1969 and in 1970 to the nearest convenient date, the number of days lost due to industrial action, and the number of days lost due to industrial injury in each year.
§ Mr. BryanThe total number of mandays available is of the order of 5,000 million in a year. Precise estimates cannot be made because working arrangements vary greatly between different types of employment and categories of worker.
Following is the information for working days lost in stoppages of work due to industrial disputes and for days of incapacity due to industrial injury certified for national insurance purposes.