HC Deb 25 March 1970 vol 798 c444W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many days were lost in Wales as a result of industrial strikes and sickness, respectively, in each year from 1964 to 1969.

Mr. Harold Walker

Following is the information available:

STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Period Working days lost in all stoppages in progress
1969 (provisional) … 657,000
1968 … 266,000
1967 … 176,000
1966 … 146,000
1965 … 399,000
1964 … 419,000

DAYS LOST DUE TO SICKNESS*
5th June, 1967 to 1st June, 1968 … 26,000,000
6th June, 1966 to 3rd June, 1967 … 24,000,000
7th June, 1965 to 4th June, 1966 … 24,000,000
* Figures relate to certified incapacity for National Insurance purposes. Information for the year 1968–69 is not yet available and a regional analysis was not introduced until 1965.