HC Deb 16 January 1996 vol 269 c519W
Sir Irvine Patnick

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many working days have been lost through strike action in 1994; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the last 16 years. [9545]

Mr. John M. Taylor

I have been asked to reply.

Data for working days lost through strike action in the United Kingdom are given in the following table:

Year Working days lost (Thousands)
1978 9,405
1979 29,474
1980 11,964
1981 4,266
1982 5,313
1983 3,754
1984 27,135
1985 6,402
1986 1,920
1987 3,546
1988 3,702
1989 4,128
1990 1,903
1991 761
1992 528
1993 649
1994 278