HC Deb 26 October 1977 vol 936 cc730-1W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the loss of working days through industrial disputes, and the loss of working days through sickness, together with the estimates of the costs to social security for each of the last five years.

Mr. Orme

The following table gives information for five years ending 1975, the latest date for which national insurance figures are available. The number of

Number of working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes (see notes (a) and (b)) Amounts of supplementary benefit paid Number of days of certified incapacity for work for which sickness, industrial injury or invalidity benefit claimed (see note (c)) Amounts of sickness, injury, invalidity and supplementary benefit paid (see notes (d) and (e))
(millions) millions) (millions) millions)
1971 13.5 4.3 334.0 436
1972 24.0 8..5 325.1 465
1973 7.1 0.7 336.3 536
1974 14.7 5.0 336 .1 604
1975 6.0 0.7 325.2 720
1976 3.2 0.3 Not known Not known
(a) For the calendar year.
(b) For the United Kingdom only.
(c) For the statistical year ending in June.
(d) For the financial year ending 31st March.
(e) Includes estimated cost of supplementary benefit paid with a National Insurance benefit but excludes Supplementary Benefit paid to the sick and disabled with no entitlement to a National Insurance benefit.