§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many man-hours have been lost by strike action in Northern Ireland during each of the last three years; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe information is available in terms of days lost rather than man-hours, and is as follows:
Working days lost per 1,000 people in employment Working days lost (to nearest 1,000) in Northern Ireland through industrial dispute Nothern Ireland United Kingdom 1970 114,000 244 475 1971 229,000 471 600 1972 306,000* 634* 1, 070* *Provisional.