§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the number of working days lost through strikes outside the mining industry in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
Working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in all industries except coal mining in each year from 1973 to 1977 Year Working days lost 1973 … … … … 7,107,000 1974 … … … … 9,125,000 1975 … … … … 5,960,000 1976 … … … … 3,214,000 1977 … … … … 9,909,000 The figures for 1977 are provisional.