§ Sir Frederic Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the total number of working hours lost through industrial action during the periods February 1974 to January 1975 inclusive, February 1975 to January 1976 inclusive, February 1976 to January 1977 inclusive, February 1977 to January 1978 inclusive and February 1978 to January 1979 inclusive; and how many separate strikes have occurred during each of these same periods.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerInformation on hours lost through industrial disputes is not available.
12 month period February to January No. of stoppages beginning in the period 1974–75 … … … 3,007 1975–76 … … … 2,259 1976–77 … … … 2,078 1977–78 … … … 2,672 1978–79 … … … 2,336 The statistics relate to stoppages of work due to disputes connected with terms and conditions of employment. They exclude stoppages involving fewer than 10 workers and those which lasted less than one day, except any in which the aggregate number of working days lost exceeded 100.