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Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the number of strikes in the United Kingdom in each year since 1945 took place in. respectively, Scotland and Wales.
Mr. Bryan
Following is the information available:
| STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN SCOTLAND AND WALES AS PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL FOR UNITED KINGDOM | ||
| Per cent. | ||
| Scotland | Wales | |
| 1945 | * | 10 |
| 1946 | * | 12 |
| 1947 | * | 16 |
| 1948 | * | 18 |
| 1949 | * | 16 |
| 1950 | 35 | 15 |
| 1951 | 37 | 10 |
| 1952 | 37 | 13 |
| 1953 | 41 | 14 |
| 1954 | 40 | 16 |
| 1955 | 38 | 17 |
| 1956 | 35 | 16 |
| 1957 | 36 | 16 |
| 1958 | 38 | 12 |
| 1959 | 32 | 13 |
| 1960 | 26 | 17 |
| 1961 | 28 | 17 |
| 1962 | 22 | 19 |
| 1963 | 20 | 19 |
| 1964 | 19 | 15 |
| 1965 | 21 | 12 |
| 1966 | 18 | 13 |
| 1967 | 18 | 12 |
| 1968 | 17 | 9 |
| 1969 | 17 | 7 |
| 1970 | 15 | 8 |