§ Sir John Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many working days were lost in Northern Ireland by industrial disputes in 1984; and how this figure compares with those of Great Britain, the Irish Republic, the European Community as a whole and the United States of America.
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§ Dr. BoysonThe number of working days lost during 1984 through industrial disputes in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland is as follows:
Working days lost Northern Ireland 51,586 Great Britain 26,512,000 Republic of Ireland 385,161 Note: These figures are provisional and may be subject to amendment. Equivalent statistics in respect of the European Community as a whole and the United States of America are not readily available. Further information on international comparisons generally is published in the April 1985 issue of the Employment Gazette, a copy of which will be available in the Library.