§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Labour what percentage of the estimated total number of full-time employees in the United Kingdom works for the nationalised industries.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAt mid-1965, employees in employment in the nationalised industries formed 6.7 per cent. of all employees in employment in the United Kingdom. The estimates do not258W distinguish between full-time and part-time workers.
§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Labour what percentage of estimated total man-days lost through strike action was incurred through strikes in the nationalised industries during the most recent convenient 12-month period.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsAbout 17 per cent. of the working days lost in 1965 in stoppages of work due to industrial disputes were lost in the nationalised industries, largely in the coal mining industry.