§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working days were lost to individual action in(a) 1996, (b) 1997, (c) 1998 and (d) 1999. [131116]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Nick Gibb, dated 26 July 2000:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of working days lost to industrial action.The table below shows the number of working days lost to labour disputes in the United Kingdom for each year since 1996.
Number of working days lost due to labour disputes in the UK Number 1996 1,303,300 1997 234,700 1998 282,400 1999 241,800 Source:
Office for National Statistics