HC Deb 14 July 1955 vol 543 c193W
5. Mr. Fletcher-Cooke

asked the Minister of Labour what proportion of the time lost by industrial disputes since 1st January, 1946, to the nearest convenient date occurred in coal mining, the docks, engineering and shipbuilding, and on the railways, respectively.

Sir W. Monckton

Of the total working days lost in stoppages due to industrial disputes between the beginning of 1946 and the end of May, 1955, approximately 30 per cent. were lost in coal mining, 14 per cent. in the docks, 20 per cent. in engineering and shipbuilding, and 1 per cent. on the railways.