§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost due to strikes in the north-west of England in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIt is provisionally estimated that in the twelve months to November 1992, the latest period for which data are available, 33,000 working days were lost in the north-west of England. Working days lost in the previous 10 calendar years are given in the following table:
Working days lost in strikes in the North West region Calendar year (thousands) 1982 989 1983 765 1984 1,381 1985 403 1986 390 1987 374 1988 459 1989 730 1990 722 1991 245