§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Employment in each of the last 15 years, how many days were lost through industrial disputes; and, 323W from international sources available to him, what were the analagous figures for the USA and West Germany.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following table, based on information provided by the International Labour Office, gives the number of working days lost through industrial disputes in each of the three countries. Figures for 1976 are not yet available.
United Kingdom United States West Germany 1961 … 3,046,000 16,300,000 60,907 1962 … 5,798,000 18,600,000 450,948 1963 … 1,755,000 16,100,000 1,846,025 1964 … 2,277,000 22,900,000 16,711 1965 … 2,925,000 23,300,000 48,520 1966 … 2,398,000 25,400,000 27,086 1967 … 2,787000 42,100,000 389,581 1968 … 4,690,000 49,000,000 25,249 1969 … 6,846,000 42,869,000 249,184 1970 … 10,980,000 66,413,800 93,203 1971 … 13,551,000 47,589,100 4,483,740 1972 … 23,909,000 27,066,400 66,045 1973 … 7,197,000 27,948,400 563,051 1974 … 14,750,000 48,044,600 1,051,290 1975 … 6,012,000 31,237,000 68,680