§ Mr. Barnettasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of working days lost through strikes in Lancashire, excluding Merseyside, in each of the last 10 years, showing the percentage this represents of the total working days, and the comparative information for the textile, cotton and man-made fibre industry and for the country.
§ Mr. GunterI regret that this information for Lancashire, excluding Merseyside, could not be made available without a disproportionate amount of work. Figures for the North-West Region and for the United Kingdom as a whole, for all industries and services, and for the textiles industry (including the cotton and man-made fibre industry), are as follows: