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.