HC Deb 02 March 1973 vol 851 c452W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will now invoke the Industrial Relations Act to deal with the industrial dispute affecting the civil servants.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

No.

Mr. Kenneth Lewis

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants were on strike on 27th February; and what proportion they were of the total.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

About 140,000; this is just over 25 per cent. of the non-industrial Civil Service and just over 50 per cent. of the grades whose unions called the strike.