§ Mr. Peter RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days per thousand workers have been lost in(a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain in each of the last five years as a result of industrial disputes.
§ Mr. ForthThe data for working days lost per thousand workers1 as a result of industrial disputes in Northern Ireland and Great Britain are as follows:
Northern Ireland Great Britain December 1990 to November 19912 32 35 Calendar Year 1990 34 84 1989 68 185 1988 104 168 1987 228 163 1986 60 91 1 Workers are expressed as employees in employment, based on June 1991 estimates. 2 Latest 12 month period for which data are available. 1991 data are provisional and subject to revision, usually upwards.