§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost through industrial action from 30th March 1974 to 30th November 1974 and for the same period for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Albert BoothFigures for November 1974 are not yet available. The information in the following table relates to the period 1st April to 31st October in each year:
STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: UNITED KINGDOM Period 1st April to 31st October Working days lost in all stoppages in progress in period 1974 (provisional) 5,907,000 1973 3,957,000 1972 10,780,000 1971 3,160,000 1970 6,869,000 1969 4,366,000