§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the current state of industrial relations; and if he will make a statement. [37276]
Mr. John M. TaylorIndustrial relations have improved immensely since the 1960s and 1970s. Strikes in Britain remain at historically very low levels, with only 0.42 million working days lost in the 12 months to April 1996 compared with annual averages of 7.2 million in the 1980s and 12.9 million in the 1970s.