HC Deb 14 June 1976 vol 913 c34W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the Official Report the number of days' work lost on account of industrial disputes in each year from 1968 to 1975, inclusive, and the figure for the first quarter of 1976.

Mr. Harold Walker

Following is the information:

STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: UNITED KINGDOM
… Working days lost in all stoppages in progress
1968 … 4,690,000
1969 … 6,846,000
1970 … 10,980,000
1971 … 13,551,000
1972 … 23,909,000
1973 … 7,197,000
1974 … 14,750,000
1975 … 6,012,000
1976 (January-March)* … 907,000
* Provisional.

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