Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average number of days lost in strikes in 1971 per 1,000 employed persons in Scot- 148W land, England and Wales, respectively, and also in the vehicle construction industry, the mining industry, shipbuilding, engineering and steel manufacture.
§ Mr. BryanAt present 1971 figures are available only for the United Kingdom as a whole. I will, however, send my hon. Friend the detail in due course.
The numbers of working days lost in 1971 per 1,000 employees are: motor vehicles, 6,050; coal mining, 175; shipbuilding and marine engineering, 2,800; engineering, 600; and metal manufacture. 600; all industries and services, 600.