HC Deb 02 June 1981 vol 5 c320W
22. Mr. Bowen Wells

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what the number of days lost due to industrial disputes was in the second two months of 1981 compared with the same period in 1979.

Mr. Waddington

The provisional estimate of the number of working days lost through industrial stoppages in March and April 1981 is 1.2 million compared with 2.2 million in the corresponding period in 1979.