HC Deb 20 November 1981 vol 13 c253W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days were lost in each of the last three years through industrial action.

Mr. Waddington

The figures requested are as follows:

Working Days Lost Through Industrial Stoppages in the United Kingdom
Days lost
1978 9,405,000
1979 29,474,000
1980 11,964,000

The provisional number so far recorded in 1981, up to September is 3,180,000.