§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a comparison of the number of days lost in strikes in Great Britain for each year since 1966 with those lost in West Germany; and if he will also give these comparisons as percentages of the respective work forces in each country.
§ Mr. BoothInformation cannot be given precisely in the form requested. However, comparisons for the years 1966 to 1973 of the number of days lost due to stoppages of work in the United Kingdom and in West Germany, and of the 531W number of days lost per 1,000 persons employed in mining, manufacturing, con-
Working days lost through stoppages due to industrial disputes Working days lost through industrial disputes per 1,000 persons employed in mining, manufacturing, construction and transport Year United Kingdom West Germany* United Kingdom West Germany (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1966 … … 2,398,000 27,086 170 less than 5 1967 … … 2,787,000 389,581 220 30 1968 … … 4,690,000 25,249 370 less than 5 1969 … … 6,846,000 249,184 520 20 1970 … … 10,980,000 93,203 740 10 1971 … … 13,551,000 4,483,740 1,190 330 1972 … … 23,909,000 66,045 2,160 less than 5 1973† … … 7,197,000 563,051 570 40 * Includes Berlin. † Preliminary figures. Sources:
Department of Employment.
ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics.
ILO.