HC Deb 06 February 1984 vol 53 c495W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days per 1,000 employees have been lost in the United Kingdom as a result of industrial stoppages in each of the last five years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is as follows:

Year Working days lost per 1,000 employees
1979 1,276
1980 523
1981 197
1982 252
1983 *170
* Provisional.

Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many stoppages there have been in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and how many workers have been affected by them.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information requested is to be found in table 4.2 of the Labour Market Data section in the January 1984 issue ofEmployment Gazette.