§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour the number of days lost owing to industrial disputes in this country for each period of six months from 1st January, 1924, to 30th June, 1931, inclusive?
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§ Sir H. BETTERTONThe approximate numbers of working days lost owing to industrial disputes occurring in Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the periods specified were as follow:
1924: January-June … … 3,330,000 July-December … … 5,090,000 1925: January-June … … 1,130,000 July-December … … 6,820,000 1926: January -June … … 60,220,000 July-December … … 102,010,000 1927: January-June … … 670,000 July-December … … 500,000 1928: January-June … … 940,000 July-December … … 450,000 1929: January-June … … 930,000 July-December … … 7,360,000 1930: January-June … … 3,570,000 July-December … … 830,000 1931: January-June … … 6,050,000