§ 21. Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many instances of conciliation have been carried out by the Department of Employment in the last available 12-month period, and in each of the five previous periods.
§ Mr. BoothThe Department conciliated in 866 disputes in 1973. Figures for each year from 1968 were: 412, 516, 647, 650 and 716 respectively.