HC Deb 04 December 1987 vol 123 cc731-2W
Mr. Hayes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working days were lost in the(a) Treasury, (b) Inland Revenue and (c) Customs and Excise due to industrial action by civil servants in the period 1976–86.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 2 December 1987]: Records are not available for the period 1976–80. The details for 1981–86 are as follows:

Man days lost due to industrial action
Treasury Inland Revenue Customs and Excise
1981 77 298,221 75,271
1982 — 1,964 294
1983 — 205 19

Treasury Inland Revenue Customs and Excise
1984 262 17,425 7,211
1985 — 296 —
1986 21 838 1,035
Total 360 318,949 83,830