HC Deb 28 May 1970 vol 801 c509W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many working days were lost in the first three months of this year, due to industrial disputes, sickness, and accident, respectively.

Mr. Harold Walker:

The provisional total of working days lost, including the

STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (UNITED KINGDOM)
Stoppages beginning in period Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in period
Total Excluding coal mining Total Excluding coal mining
September, 1968-June, 1969 … … 2,328 2,144 3,852,000 3,790,000
July, 1969-April, 1970 (provisional) … 3,205 3,082 7,274,000 6,266,000