§ 38. Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will state the number of 321W stoppages and working days lost, due to industrial disputes, for the month of October, 1969 and the equivalent total figures for 1969, including October, which have affected the industry manufacturing motor vehicles, motor cycles, three-wheel vehicles and pedal cycles.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe numbers of stoppages in the motor vehicle and cycle manufacturing industries beginning in the month of October, 1969 and in the period 1st January to 31st October, 1969 were 30 and 229, respectively, Working
The following table shows a duration analysis for Great Britain at 13th October, 1969:
Males Females Total Period of registration Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total Number Percentage of total 1 week or less 46,357 10.2 13,589 15.7 59,946 11.1 Over 1 and up to 2 weeks 38,612 8.5 10,428 12.1 49,040 9.1 Over 2 and up to 3 weeks 28,680 6.3 7,633 8.8 36,313 6.7 Over 3 and up to 4 weeks 22,526 5.0 5,844 6.8 28,370 5.3 Over 4 and up to 5 weeks 19,149 4.2 4,818 5.6 23,967 4.4 Over 5 and up to 6 weeks 19,256 4.2 4,555 5.3 23,811 4.4 Over 6 and up to 7 weeks 11,572 2.6 2,523 2.9 14,095 2.6 Over 7 and up to 8 weeks 12,287 2.7 2,667 3.1 14,954 2.8 Over 8 and up to 9 weeks 11,460 2.5 2,375 2.7 13,835 2.6 Over 9 and up to 13 weeks 36,744 8.1 6,845 7.9 43,589 8.1 Up to 13 weeks 246,643 54.3 61,277 70.9 307,920 57.0 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 65,193 14.4 9,793 11.3 74,986 13.9 Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 31,729 7.0 4,354 5.0 36,083 6.7 Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 22,828 5.0 2,759 3.2 25,587 4.7 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 54,557 12.0 7,113 8.2 61,670 11.4 Over 52 weeks 87,251 19.2 8,253 9.5 95,504 17.7 Total wholly unemployed (except casuals) 453,644 100 86,436 100 540,080 100