HC Deb 18 January 1972 vol 829 c154W
Mr. Parry

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of man-hours lost in industry on New Year's Day 1969, 1970 and 1971, respectively. due to absenteeism; and how these figures compare with the national daily average.

Mr. Dudley Smith

There were no arrangements for collecting appropriate information systematically from employers from which estimates for these particular days or a national daily average could be compiled.