§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many hours a week of short-time were worked in April 1979 and how many in April 1980.
§ Mr. Jim LesterStatistics of short-time working are collected for one selected week in each month and relate to time lost by operatives in manufacturing industries. The numbers of hours lost in 469W Great Britain in the weeks ended 7 April 1979 and 19 April 1980 were 488,000 and 2,096,000 respectively.