HC Deb 17 November 1987 vol 122 c522W
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many days were lost through strikes in August ; and how this compares with August 1978.

Mr. Lee

It is provisionally estimated that 35,000 working days were lost through industrial disputes in August 1987: this compares with a total of 472,000 days lost in August 1978.