50. Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost in strikes in 1971; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing is the information:
Stoppages of work due to industrial disputes: United Kingdom Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in year 1971 (provisional) 13,558,000 1970 10,980,000 1969 6,846,000 1968 4,690,000 1967 2,787,000 1966 2,398,000 1965 2,925,000 1964 2,277,000 1963 1,755,000 1962 5,798,000 1961 3,046,000