HC Deb 16 January 1990 vol 165 c220W
20. Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate how many working days have been lost in disputes for a shorter working week in the last 12 months.

Mr. Nicholls

In the 12-month period ending October 1989, 15,000 working days were lost through disputes about basic working hours.