§ Mr. Kaufmanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many man days were lost in industrial disputes in each year since and including 1970, to date: in 1979, how many man days were lost up to 3 May; and how many from 4 May.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 13 December 1979]: Following is the information:
WORKING DAYS LOST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Million 1970 11.0 1971 13.6 1972 23.9 1973 7.2 1974 14.7 1975 6.0 1976 3.3 1977 10.1 1978 9.4 1979– 1 January-30 April 6.5* 1 May-31 October 20.7* * Provisional. Figures for parts of a month are not available.