§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing (a) the number of days lost through strikes in the Electricity Council and (b) the number of days lost through absenteeism in the Electricity Council for each year since 1964.
§ Mr. EadieThe number of days lost in the electricity supply industry since 1964 is small in relation to the numbers employed. The largest annual figure was 28,000 man days lost through industrial 539W stoppages in 1974. The numbers of days lost through sickness and accidents in the industry were as follows:
1967 … … … 2,500,528 1968 … … … 2,739,466 1969 … … … 2,524,970 1970* … … … 1,774,132 1971 … … … 2,373,343 1972 … … … 2,161,418 1973 … … … 2,111,643 1974 … … … 1,885,037 1975 … … … 1,897,406 *Excluding CEGB NOTE. No figures are available before 1967. The figures for 1967, 1968 and 1969 are for England and Wales only.