§ 60. Mr. Marlowasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether she will ensure that as from 1 July all costs of the Civil Service strike, including lost interest, will be subtracted from the cash limits and any pay offer reduced accordingly.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe present Civil Service dispute does not alter the requirement for all Departments, including my own, to keep within the cash limits for 1981–82 which we have already announced. As my right hon. and noble Friend indicated on 29 June, if the industrial action continues the Government obviously will have to consider what further response they should make, including reconsideration of the operative date of the present pay offer.
§ 62. Mr. Adleyasked the Minister for the Civil Service if she will make a statement on the Civil Service strike.
§ 63. Mr. Canavanasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether she will make a statement about the Civil Service pay dispute.
§ Mr. HayhoeI refer hon. Members to the statement I made to the House last Monday.
§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) how many civil servants in total have been on strike during the current pay dispute;
(2) how many working days have been lost during the Civil Service pay dispute.
§ Mr. HayhoeBetween 9 March and 26 June 1981, both dates inclusive, about 800,000 non-industrial man days have been lost due to industrial action in the Civil Service pay dispute.
Of this total, about 308,000 man days are accounted for by selective strike action, in which an overall average of some 3,900 staff have been on strike each day; and the remainder is accounted for by short-term "protest" action, including a one-day strike on 9 March by about 273,000 staff and half-day strikes on 1 and 14 April involving, respectively, about 106,000 and about 250,000 staff.