§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment, aggregating statistics of working days lost through industrial disputes and through unemployment, what was the total number of working days lost for the 12 months between March and February 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingWorking days lost through unemployment can be estimated only on an imprecise basis. Following is the information available for Great Britain:
Working days lost through industrial disputes and unemployment March-February (millions) 1970–1971 148 1971–1972 197 1972–1973 194 1973–1974 137 1974–1975 149 1975–1976 235