§ Mr. Favellasked the Paymaster General how many days were lost through industrial disputes in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available in (a) the public sector and (b) the private sector.
§ Mr. LeeThe statistics are as follows
Working days lost through industrial disputes United Kingdom: Thousand Year Public sector Private sector Total 1977 2,087 8,055 10,142 1978 1,433 7,972 9,405 1979 5,052 24,423 29,474 1980 9,825 2,139 11,964 1981 1,866 2,400 4,266 1982 3,378 1,935 5,313 1983 1,831 1,923 3,754 1984 23,866 3,270 27,135 1985 5,591 810 6,402 19861 874 977 1,852 1 Figures for 1986 are provisional. Disputes are classified by sector as at the time of that occurrence.