§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what has been the incidence of strikes, expressed as a per annum average, since the Industrial Relations Act became fully operative, compared with the annual average for the six years preceding its introduction;
(2) what has been the loss of working time due to strikes, expressed in terms of the average number of lost days per annum, since the Industrial Relations Act became fully operative; and how this compares with the annual average for the six preceding years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: UNITED KINGDOM Period Stopages beginning in Period Average Per annum Working days lost stoppages in period Average per annum Since Industrial relations Act became fully operative (28th February 1972) 2,676* 10,971,000* Perceding 2,605 8,820,000 * Provisional.