§ 53. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of man-days lost within the Merseyside Development Area which were directly and indirectly due to industrial disputes between 1961 and 1968, inclusive; and how many man-days per head of the employed population this represented.
§ Mr. HattersleyStatistics relating to stoppages of work due to industrial disputes are not compiled for areas below Regional level, and I, therefore, regret that separate information is not available for the Merseyside Development Area.
§ 54. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the average number of man-days lost per head of the employed population in Great Britain in consequence of industrial disputes in the years 1961 to 1968, inclusive.
§ Mr. HattersleyFollowing is the information:
Number of Working Days lost per head of the employed population due to stoppages of work arising from industrial disputes in Great Britain. 1961 0.134 1962 0.252 1963 0.076 1964 0.098 1965 0.120 1966 0.098 1967 0.120 1968 (provisional) 0.203