§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of strikes in Scotland during the first six months of 1971 ; and what was the number for each previous six month period over the last five years.
§ Mr. BryanI regret that figures are not yet available for 1971. Following is the information for the years 1965–1970.
Stoppages of work due to industrial disputes—Scotland Period No. of stoppages beginning in Period 1970 July-December 269 January-June 333 1969 July-December 296 January-June 249 1968 July-December 208 January-June 187 1967 July-December 199 January-June 185 1966 July-December 120 January-June 224 1965 July-December 189 January-June 299