HC Deb 31 May 1949 vol 465 c136W
Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

asked the Minister of Labour the number of days work lost by stoppages arising from industrial disputes in the mining industry in each of the years 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947 and 1948.

Mr. Isaacs

Working days lost in stoppages arising from industrial disputes in the coal mining industry in the years 1936, 1937 and 1938 totalled 852,000, 1,496,000 and 697,000, respectively. The corresponding totals in the years 1946, 1947 and 1948 were 422,000, 912,000 and 464,000.

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