asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the total number of days lost through strikes and the increase or decrease in percentage terms over the previous year of the number of days lost through strikes.
Following is the information:WORKING DAYS LOST THROUGH STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN EACH YEAR FROM 1945 TO 1946, AND PERCENTAGE CHANGES OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR
| Year | Number of working days lost | Percentage change over previous year | ||
| 1945 | … | … | 2,835,000 | — |
| 1946 | … | … | 2,158,000 | -23·9 |
| 1947 | … | … | 2,433,000 | +12·7 |
| 1948 | … | … | 1,944,000 | -20·1 |
| 1949 | … | … | 1,807,000 | -7·0 |
| 1950 | … | … | 1,389,000 | -23·1 |
Year
| Number of working days lost
| Percentage change over previous year
| ||
| 1951 | … | … | 1,694,000 | +22·0 |
| 1952 | … | … | 1,792,000 | + 5·8 |
| 1953 | … | … | 2,184,000 | +21·9 |
| 1954 | … | … | 2,457,000 | + 12·5 |
| 1955 | … | … | 3,781,000 | + 53·9 |
| 1956 | … | … | 2,083,000 | -44·9 |
| 1957 | … | … | 8,412,000 | + 303·8 |
| 1958 | … | … | 3,462,000 | -58·8 |
| 1959 | … | … | 5,270,000 | + 52·2 |
| 1960 | … | … | 3,024,000 | -42·6 |
| 1961 | … | … | 3,046,000 | +0·7 |
| 1962 | … | … | 5,798,000 | + 90·3 |
| 1963 | … | … | 1,755,000 | -69·7 |
| 1964 | … | … | 2,277,000 | +29·7 |
| 1965 | … | … | 2,925,000 | +28·5 |
| 1966 | … | … | 2,398,000 | -18·0 |
| 1967 | … | … | 2,787,000 | + 16·2 |
| 1968 | … | … | 4,690,000 | + 68·3 |
| 1969 | … | … | 6,846,000 | +46·0 |
| 1970 | … | … | 10,980,000 | + 60·4 |
| 1971 | … | … | 13,551,000 | +23·4 |
| 1972 | … | … | 23,909,000 | + 76·4 |
| 1973 | … | … | 7,197,000 | -69·9 |
| 1974 | … | … | 14,750,000 | + 104·9 |
| 1975 | … | … | 6,012,000 | -59·2 |
| 1976 | … | … | 3,284,000 | -45·4 |