HC Deb 09 June 1978 vol 951 cc277-8W
Mr. Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many working days were lost in each of the last five years through industrial disputes in National Health Service establishments.

Mr. Moyle

The number of working days lost through industrial disputes in the National Health Service—excluding local authority health functions—for 1973 to 1976—the most recent year for which figures are available—were:

1973 286,517
1974 17,811
1975 13,225
1976 14,931

These figures exclude stoppages involving fewer than 10 workers, and those which lasted for less than one day, except where the aggregated number of man days lost exceeded 100. These figures relate to the United Kingdom.