§ Hywel WilliamsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many strikes due to industrial dispute have occurred in the UK in the past 10 years; and what the(a) location and (b) duration was of those that went beyond six weeks. [71789]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 22 July 2002]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Hywel Williams, dated 24 July 2002:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number and location of strikes due to industrial dispute in the UK over the last 10 years. (71789)Figures for 1992–2001 are given below. They cover the number of days that strike action took place; not the number of days that the parties to the dispute were actually in disagreement. Data on the location of stoppages are not available.
Stoppages due to labour disputes in the UK in the last ten years Year Total number of stoppages Of which, over 30 days duration 1992 325 28 1993 211 13 1994 205 4 1995 235 9 1996 244 15 1997 216 7 1998 166 8 1999 205 5 2000 212 5 2001 194 7