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126.
Sir W. Smithers
asked the Minister of Labour how much time was lost through trade disputes or strikes for each of the years 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 and each year thereafter up to date.
Mr. Bevan
The approximate numbers of working-days lost through stoppages of work arising from industrial disputes in the years in question were:
| 1910 | 9,867,000 |
| 1920 | 26,568,000 |
| 1930 | 4,399,000 |
| 1940 | 940,000 |
| 1941 | 1,079,000 |
| 1942 | 1,527,000 |
| 1943 | 1,808,000 |
| 1944 | 3,714,000 |
| 1945 | 2,835,000 |
| 1946 | 2,158,000 |
| 1947 | 2,433,000 |
| 1948 | 1,944,000 |
| 1949 | 1,807,000 |
| 1950 | 1,388,000 |