§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Labour if he can give figures to show the number of man-hours lost at the docks owing to strikes and go-slow methods; and what is the loss expressed in terms of money.
§ Mr. IsaacsOn the basis of such information as is available in my Department, the aggregate number of man-days lost from the beginning of this year up to the end of July (the last date for which figures are yet available) in stoppages of work arising from industrial disputes at docks in Great Britain is estimated to be about 170,000. This total relates only to stoppages of work and takes no account of the time lost in "go slow" working, as to which statistics are not collected. Information is not available on which, any estimate can be made of the loss resulting either from stoppages of work or "go slow" working expressed in terms of money.