§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days were lost in the newspaper industry due to industrial action in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. GummerThe numbers of working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in the newspaper industry are as follows:
Year Working days lost 1973 34,000 1974 42,000 1975 33,000 1976 13,000 1977 129,000 1978 211,000 1979 640,000 1980 128,000 1981 13,000 1982 15,000 January-October 1983 *35,000 * Provisional estimate.