HC Deb 29 July 1997 vol 299 cc131-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working days were lost as a result of strikes in each year between 1974 and 1997. [11348]

Mrs. Liddell

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. John Bercow, dated 29 July 1997: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how many working days have been lost as a result of strikes in each year between 1974 and 1997. Annual data are only available up to 1996. Data for 1974 to 1996 are shown in the attached table.

Number of working days lost in the United Kingdom due to labour disputes
Working days lost (thousands)
1974 14,750
1975 6,012
1976 3,284
1977 10,142
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
1995 415
1996 1,303

Mr. Hammond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working days have been lost as a result of strikes in each year since 1974. [10887]

Mrs. Liddell

[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Philip Hammond, dated 29 July 1997: The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how many working days have been lost as a result of strikes in each year since 1974. The data requested are in the attached table.

Number of working days lost in the United Kingdom due to labour disputes
Working days lost (thousands)
1974 14,750
1975 6,012
1976 3,284
1977 10,142
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
1995 415
1996 1,303