HC Deb 29 July 1982 vol 28 cc657-8W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days have been lost annually through stoppages in the textile industry since 1974.

Mr. Waddington

The numbers of working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in the textile industry are as follows:

Year Working days lost
1974 236,000
1975 257,000
1976 39,000
1977 208,000
1978 131,000
1979 72,000
1980 36,000
1981 20,000

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