HC Deb 16 May 1969 vol 783 cc283-4W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will break down the total of 1,502,000 working days lost as a result of stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in the United Kingdom into days lost in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. Hattersley

The provisional total of 1,502,000 working days lost in the United Kingdom through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes during the first three months of 1969 includes 97,000 in Scotland and 1,328,000 in England and Wales.

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity of the numbers who completed courses in Government training centres in each of the last five years, how many in each year completed courses in Scotland.

Mr. Hattersley

Following is the information:

1964 530
1965 716
1966 1,147
1967 1,506
1968 1,651