§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how the
1971 1972 Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Number of stoppages beginning in the year— Known official … … 153 8 155 5 Otherst† … … … 2,017 50 2,301 36 Total … … … … 2,170 58 2,456 41 1973 1974* Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Number of stoppages beginning in the year— Known official … … 126 6 98 4 Otherst† … … … 2,678 54 2,678 102 Total … … … … 2,813 60 2,776 106 1971 1972 (000's) (000's) Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Working days lost per year (rounded to nearest thousand) 13,324 227 23,603 306 1973 1974 (000's) (000's) Great Britain Northern Ireland Great Britain Northern Ireland Working days lost per year (rounded to nearest thousand) 7,124 74 14,471 269 *Figures for 1974 are provisional. † It is not known whether all of the Great Britain figures were unofficial but the majority would have been in that category. Stoppages in protest against the Industrial Relations Act are not included Nor are the stoppages which took place during the UWC strike.