§ Mr. Cockeramasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many working days were lost due to industrial disputes in each year from 1963 to 1973;
(2) how many working days were lost in the mining industry due to industrial disputes in each year from 1963 to 1973, in each case giving the figure as a percentage of the total number of working days lost due to industrial disputes in that year.
§ Mr. ScottFollowing is the information:
what was the number of days lost per 1,000 employees; and how the United Kingdom compares with each of the Common Market States, and with the United States of America, Japan, Canada, Australia, and Sweden.
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§ Mr. ScottFollowing is the information:
STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: UNITED KINGDOM WORKING DAYS LOST THROUGH ALL STOPPAGES IN PROGRESS Year Total days lost Days lost per 1,000 employees 1961 3,046,000 150 1962 5,798,000 250 1963 1,755,000 80 1964 2,277,000 100 1965 2,925,000 125 1966 2,398,000 100 1967 2,787,000 125 1968 4,690,000 200 1969 6,846,000 300 1970 10,980,000 475 1971 13,551,000 600
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Australia* … 330 280 320‡ 480‡ 410‡ 360‡ Belgium … 60 160 140 250 40 320 Canada … 510 590 330 560 790 1,570 Denmark § … 3,340 30 40 30 400 30 France … 330 220 770 280 100 240 Federal Republic of Germany … — 30 140 — — — Ireland … 590 320 760 1,620 1,720 1,420 Italy … 870 2,270 1,150 1,270 540 1,710 Japan … 440 350 180 190 360 170 Netherlands … 10 — 20 20 30 10 Sweden║ … — — 10 10 — 110 United Kingdom … 220 440 140 170 220 170 United States¶ … 650 730 630 850 860 880 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 † Australia* … 320‡ 460‡ 860‡ 1,040‡ 1,300‡ 840 Belgium … 90 230 100 840 720‡ 180 Canada … 1,200 1,670 2,550 2,180 800 1,420 Denmark § … 20 20 80 170 30 40 France … 430 (a) 200 190 430 290 Federal Republic of Germany 30 — 20 10 340‡ — Ireland … 520 910 2,170‡ 490‡ 660 590 Italy … 580 930 4,160‡ 1,730‡ 1,060‡ 1,680 Japan … 100 160 200 200 310 270 Netherlands … — 10 10 140 50 70 Sweden║ … — — 30 40 240 — United Kingdom … 220 370 520 740 1,130 2,080 United States¶ … 1,430 1,590 1,390 2,210‡ 1,610 870 * Including electricity and gas, excluding communication. † Preliminary figures. ‡ Revised figures. § Manufacturing only. ║ All industries included. ¶ Figures cover also electricity gas and sanitary services. (a) Figures not available. Note: Where no figure is given the number of days lost per 1,000 employed is less than five.
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Year Total days lost Days lost per 1,000 employees 1972 23,909,000 1,100 1973* 7,173,000 325 *Provisional. Comparative statistics for all industries and services in other countries are not available. An international comparison table, showing working days lost through industrial disputes per 1,000 employees in mining, manufacturing, construction and transport is published annually in the Department of Employment Gazette. The table includes all the countries referred to except Luxembourg. The figures are as follows:
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