§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days' work have been lost as a result of industrial disputes in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ButlerThe information is as follows:
Year Working days lost 1978 263,500 1979 730,100 1980 49,400 1981 69,200 1982 96,900 Note: Statistics for 1983 are not yet available.
§ Rev Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many industrial stoppages there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many workers have been affected by them.
§ Mr. ButlerThe information is as follows:
Year Number of stoppages* Number of workers affected 1978 58 15,200 1979 71 124,300 1980 50 11,800 1981 38 43,600 1982 40 46,800 * Stoppages involving fewer than 10 workers or lasting less than one day are excluded except where the aggregate of working days lost exceeded 100. Note: Statistics for 1983 are not yet available.
Department 1 May 1979 Department 1 December 1982 1 December 1983 Agriculture 5,211 Agriculture 4,616 4,608 Commerce 783 Economic Development 2,890 2,812 Manpower Services 2,280 Environment 9,797 Environment 10,353 10,031 Education 671 Education 562 556 Health and Social Services 5,720 Health and Social Services 6,019 5,900