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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many working days have been lost through strikes so far during 1977.
Mr. Golding
The provisional estimate of working days lost through stoppages of work due to industrial disputes in 1977 up to the end of September is 6,367,000.
Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of working days lost through strikes in each of the years 1966 to 1976.
Mr. Golding
Following is the information:
| STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES | |
| Working Days lost in all Stoppages in Progress during the Year | |
| 1966 | 2,398,000 |
| 1967 | 2,787,000 |
| 1968 | 4,690,000 |
| 1969 | 6,846,000 |
| 1970 | 10,980,000 |
| 1971 | 13,551,000 |
| 1972 | 23,909,000 |
| 1973 | 7,197,000 |
| 1974 | 14,750,000 |
| 1975 | 6,012.000 |
| 1976 | 3,284,000 |