§ Mr. HayesTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many working days were lost in his Department due to industrial action by civil servants in the period 1976–86.
§ Mr. NewtonI regret that no information is available on the number of working days lost through industrial action in the period 1976–80. Working days lost from 1981–86 were as follows:
Number 1981 161,562 1982 86,302 1983 17,408 1984 106,733 1985 24,803 1986 31,608