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79 and 80.
Mr. Rankin
asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if, in order to expedite the entry of the Boeing 747 into service, he will arrange to meet representatives of the British Overseas Airways Corporation and the British Air Line Pilots' Association in order to find a solution to their disagreement;(2) why he will not meet representatives of the British Overseas Airways Corpora-
| Stoppages of work due to industrial disputes—United Kingdom | Industrial injury (industrial accidents and prescribed industrial diseases)—Great Britain | |||||
| Year ended 31st May | Working days lost in all stoppages in progress (millions) | Year ended | Days of certified incapacity* (millions) | |||
| 1960 | … | … | … | 6·0 | 4th June, 1960† | 21 |
| 1961 | … | … | … | 3·3 | 3rd June, 1961 | 19 |
| 1962 | … | … | … | 5·9 | 2nd June, 1962 | 20 |
| 1963 | … | … | … | 1·8 | 1st June, 1963 | 20 |
| 1964 | … | … | … | 2·5 | 30th May, 1964 | 22 |
| 1965 | … | … | … | 2·7 | 5th June, 1965† | 23 |
| 1966 | … | … | … | 2·2 | 4th June, 1966 | 24 |
| 1967 | … | … | … | 2·3 | 3rd June, 1967 | 23 |
| 1968 | … | … | … | 4·7 | 1st June, 1968 | 23 |
| 1969 | … | … | … | 4·1 | 31st May, 1969 | 23 |
| 1970‡ | … | … | 8·6 | 30th May, 1970 | Not yet available | |
| * Days for which injury benefit is payable on the basis of fix working days a week. Days of incapacity following termination of injury benefit (for which sickness benefit would normally be payable) are not included. | ||||||
| † 53 week period. | ||||||
| ‡ Provisional. | ||||||
tion and the British Air Line Pilots' Association in order to resolve the disagreement which is holding up the entry into service of the Boeing 747.
Mr. Bryan
My right hon. Friend considers there is still room for discussion between the parties and that it would be inappropriate for him to intervene.