§ Mr. Sternasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a list of the number of days lost through strike action in each of the major ports of the United Kingdom, including Bristol, in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. GummerFigures for 1983, the latest figures available, are given in the following table.
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Females Aged under 25 years Aged 50 years and over January each year Number As a percentage of total unemployed Number As a percentage of total unemployed Number As a percentage of total unemployed Registered unemployed 1964 114,487 23.9 119,116 24.9 145,217 30.4 1965 88,118 24.0 88,872 24.2 124,444 33.9 1966 73,430 21.7 81,681 24.1 116,688 34.4 1967 102,124 19.4 144,014 27.3 149,907 28.4 1968 101,189 16.9 153,793 25.6 175,260 29.2 1969 86,952 14.9 138,848 23.8 192,337 32.9 1970 85,324 13.9 152,119 24.9 197,305 32.2 1971 99,826 14.8 182,811 27.1 215,332 31.9 1972 144,431 15.6 279,021 30.1 262,009 28.3 1973 129,046 16.8 241,469 31.4 245,972 32.0 1974 92,365 15.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1975 128,000 17.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1976 270,518 21.6 453,498 36.2 287,517 23.0 1977 356,207 25.6 507,244 36.5 314,700 22.6 1978 414,508 27.9 551,240 37.1 326,385 22.0 1979 401,318 28.8 499,505 35.9 324,895 23.4 1980 434,028 30.9 511,675 36.4 326,216 23.2 1981 673,362 29.0 888,062 38.3 481,597 20.8 1982 833,614 28.2 1,105,331 37.4 623,175 21.1 Unemployed claimants 1983 838,386 27.0 1,178,405 37.9 N/A N/A 1984 920,854 29.9 1,209,443 39.3 560,820 18.2
Working days lost in 1983 owing to industrial disputes Port Numbers London 88,400 Hull 4,000 Liverpool 2,500 Bristol 2,200 Tees and Hartlepool 1,800 Grimsby and Immingham 1,600 Southampton 500 Clyde 200 All other ports 1,600 The following major ports experienced no days lost through strike action among their employees during 1933:
Cardiff, Dover, Felixstowe, Forth, Manchester, Medway, Port Talbot, Swansea, Tyne.