§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of working days lost in 1981 due to industrial stoppages; and how this figure compares with previous years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe provisional number of working days lost in industrial stoppages recorded in 1981 is 4.2 million. This is less than a third of the annual average of 13 million over the previous 10 years and, with the exception of 1976, the lowest figure for any year since 1967.