HC Deb 25 February 1971 vol 812 cc201-2W
37. Mr. David Stoddart

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of working days lost through industrial disputes in January, 1971, and the comparable figure for January, 1970, giving in each case the figures for official stoppages.

47. Mr. James Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many strikes were recorded, and how many days lost through these strikes in January, 1971; and how this compares with January, 1970.

Mr. Bryan

Following is the information:

STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES—UNITED KINGDOM
Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in month (000s)
Stoppages beginning in month Total of which known official
January, 1971 (provisional) 211 1,983* 1,531*
January, 1970 337 446 96
*Includes about 1½ million days lost in postal stoppage.

64. Mr. Wingfield Digby

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how strikes affected production in shipbuilding and ship-repairing in 1970 compared to other industries; and what percentage of disputes were due to demarcation.

Mr. Bryan

During 1970, 396,000 working days were lost in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry in the United Kingdom in stoppages of work due to industrial disputes. The corresponding figure for the rest of the economy was 10,574,000. Seven per cent. of the stoppages in shipbuilding and ship-repairing in 1970 were due to disputes about demarcation. All these figures are provisional.