HL Deb 05 July 1983 vol 443 c559WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the approximate number of probation officers who went on strike during the recent one-day strike called by the National Association of Probation Officers.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Elton)

From information provided by chief probation officers it appears that 1,911 probation officers (about one-third of the total complement) went on strike on 27th April 1983.