HC Deb 07 March 1995 vol 256 c138W
18. Mr. Reddick

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is(a) the United Kingdom current strike record and (b) that in Germany; and what were the figures in 1979.

Mr. Oppenheim

In 1993, the United Kingdom and Germany each lost 600,000 days to labour disputes. In 1979, the United Kingdom lost 29.5 million days, over 50 times West Germany's total of 500,000 million.