HC Deb 05 February 1985 vol 72 c488W
46. Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost due to industrial disputes in 1984; and how many of those were due to the dispute in the coalmining industry.

52. Mr. Fallon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost due to industrial disputes in 1984, not counting days lost directly in connection with the present coal industry dispute.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

It is provisionally estimated that 26.6 million working days were lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in 1984. Included in the total is an estimated total of 22.3 million working days lost due to disputes in the coal extraction industry, of which 21.9 million is due to the strike which began on 12 March 1984.

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