Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will state the number of working days lost through official industrial action in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Northern Region in 1967, with comparative figures for the other regions of the United Kingdom;
Number of Working Days lost in Region Stoppages known to have been official or partly official Other stoppages All stoppages Northern* … 118,000 59,000 177,000 London and South Eastern … 225,000 128,000 353,000 Eastern and Southern … 239,000 63,000 302,000 South Western … 20,000 22,000 42,000 West Midlands … 70,000 325,000 395,000 East Midlands … 12,000 28,000 40,000 Yorkshire and Humberside … 64,000 141,000 205,000 North Western … 181,000 158,000 339,000 Scotland … 73,000 216,000 289,000 Wales … 78,000 68,000 146,000 Northern Ireland … 92,000 19,000 111,000 United Kingdom … 1,172,000 1,226,000 2,398,000 * Includes Newcastle-upon-Tyne.