HC Deb 27 March 1990 vol 170 cc156-7W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many safety disputes have occurred at pits during the last 48 months.

Mr. Nicholls

Estimates for the past four years of the number of stoppages and working days lost in the coal industry over safety issues are detailed in the table below:

Year Stoppages Working days lost
1986 15 2,419
1987 12 5,855
1988 5 3,442
11989 5 724
1Provisional.

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