§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of stoppages in Scotland in the first six months of 1972, and the whole of 1971. 1970 and 1969 were unofficial.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the number of strikes in Scotland in the first six months of 1972, and for the whole of 1971, 1970 and 1969, broken down by the geographic regions of Scotland in which they took place;
(2) if he will list the number of working days lost through strike action in Scotland in the first six months of 1972, and for the whole of 1971, 1970 and 1969; and if he will break down these figures by geographic regions of Scotland in which these strikes took place.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkFigures are compiled only for Scotland as a whole. Following is the information available:
STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: SCOTLAND Stoppages Working beginning days lost in period in all stoppages in progress in period January-June, 1972* 202 2,032,000 Year 1971 330 1,402,000 Year 1970 604 1,534,000 Year 1969 537 774,000 * Provisional.