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Mr. Stephen O'Brien

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many days have been lost to strike action in each month since January 1997. [148194]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Information is available in the following table.

Working days lost due to labour disputes January 1997 to November 2003
Month Working days lost (thousand)
1997
January 25
February 14
March 36
April 48
May 36
June 13
July 11
August 6
September 1
October 19
November 14

Biological Sciences Research Council, (ii) Economic and Social Research Council, (iii) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (iv) Medical Research Council, (v) Natural Environment Research Council and (vi) Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council in 2003–04 as set out in her Departmental Report 2003; and what payments have been made to each council since 1997. [147796]

Ms Hewitt

The 2002 Spending Review resulted in the largest increases in the Science Budget for over a decade, with year-on-year growth of 10 per cent. in real terms from 2003–04. Cash1 Grant-in-Aid payments to each of the Research Councils for each financial year from April 1997 are set out in the table.

Working days lost due to labour disputes January 1997 to November 2003
Month Working days lost (thousand)
December> 12
1998
January 16
February 19
March 33
April 14
May 7
June 69
July 59
August 24
September 6
October 7
November 18
December 11
1999
January 9
February 27
March 35
April 4
May 50
June 16
July 8
August 10
September 22
October 19
November 22
December 20
2000
January 11
February 6
March 18
April 11
May 14
Working days lost due to labour disputes January 1997 to November 2003
Month Working days lost (thousand)
June 7
July 36
August 115
September 93
October 14
November 115
December 59
2001
January 52
February 36
March 48
April 16
May 93
June 12
July 24
August 16
September 22
October 39
November 62
December 102
2002
January 94
February 24
March 80
April 19
May 81
June 57
July 521
August 13
September 10
October 42
November 371
December 11
2003
January 91
February 13
March 14
April 9
May 26
June 33
July 47
August 12
September 24
October 131
November 61

Source:

Office for National Statistics