§ Sir W. Robson-Brownasked the Minister of Labour if he will state, on the basis of figures published in his Department's Gazette, how many strikes occurred in 1958, 1959 and 1960 in Great Britain, Sweden and Germany, and the total number of working days lost as a consequence in each of these three years for the three countries.
§ Mr. GreenThe figures required are:
Country and year Number of stoppages of work due to industrial disputes beginning in year Number of working days lost in all stoppages in progress in year Great Britain 1958 2,162 3,205,000 1959 2,060 5,178,000 1960 2,792 2,869,000 Sweden 1958 10 15,000 1959 15 24,000 1960 (a) (a) Germany (Federal Republic) 1958 (b) 782,000 1959 (b) 62,000 1960 (b) (a) (a) Not available. (b) Not published.