§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state over the past five years the number of days lost due to strikes per 1,000 employees in Wales and in the United Kingdom, respectively, in all categories of employment excluding the coal and steel industries.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is as follows:
Days lost per 1,000 employees: all industries excluding coal, iron and steel Wales United Kingdom 1978 400 403 1979 1,718 1,283 1980 198 141 1981 227 188 1982 278 233 Comparable figures for 1983 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the total figures for days lost through strikes per thousand workers for each of the past six years in (a) Grimsby and (b) Sunderland.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.