§ Mr. John Pageasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the monthly and cumulative figures for the number of strikes and days lost through strikes in the motor industry for the years 1964, 1968 and 1969 up to the end of September.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerSeparate figures for the motor vehicle industry are not readily available. The following estimates relate to the manufacture of motor vehicles, motor cycles, three-wheel vehicles and pedal cycles.
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1968 Stoppages beginning in Period from working days lost in all stoppages in progress period from Month January Month January January … … … … 23 23 70,000 70,000 February … … … … 18 41 41,000 111,000 March … … … … 20 61 50,000 161,000 April … … … … 18 79 49,000 210,000 May … … … … 24 103 294,000 504,000 June … … … … 13 116 98,000 602,000 July … … … … 17 133 40,000 642,000 August … … … … 27 160 37,000 679,000 September … … … … 21 181 116,000 795,000 October … … … … 20 201 51,000 846,000 November … … … … 25 226 46,000 892,000 December … … … … 7 233 6,000 898,000
1969 Stoppages beginningin Period from working days lost in all stoppages in progress period from Month January Month January January … … … … 18 18 112,000 112,000 February … … … … 17 35 212,000 324,000 March … … … … 19 54 431,000 755,000 April … … … … 28 82 55,000 810,000 May … … … … 23 105 151,000 961,000 June … … … … 28 133 172,000 1,133,000 July … … … … 16 149 20,000 1,153,000 August … … … … 17 166 20,000 1,173,000 September … … … … 33 199 93,000 1,266,000 October … … … … — — — — November … … … … — — — — December … … … … — — — —