§ Mr. Llewellynasked the Minister of Labour how many man hours have been lost through unofficial strikes in London docks and Liverpool docks, respectively, for each of the years from 1945 onwards; and what are the comparable figures for Cardiff docks.
§ Mr. BevanStatistics are not available as to the number of man hours lost through disputes. The table below shows the approximate number of working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes during each of the years 1945 to 1950, inclusive, by dock
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