HC Deb 07 July 1969 vol 786 c194W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the amount of time from work lost because of industrial disputes in 1968 in each of her Department's regions in Great Britain expressed as the number of working days lost and as days lost per thousand employees.

Mr. Hattersley

Following is the information available:

STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN 1968 BY REGIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN
Region Working days lost Working days lost per 1,000 employees in employment
London and South Eastern* 460,000 90
Eastern and Southern* 303,000
South Western 167,000 125
West Midlands 881,000 400
East Midlands 162,000 125
Yorkshire and Humberside 276,000 125
North Western 1,154,000 400
Northern 291,000 225
Scotland 638,000 300
Wales 266,000 275
*Separate estimates for employees in employment are not yet available for these two regions.