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Mr. Kaufman
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many man days were lost in industrial disputes in each year since and including 1970, to date: in 1979, how many man days were lost up to 3 May; and how many from 4 May.
Mr. Mayhew
[pursuant to his reply, 13 December 1979]: Following is the information:
| WORKING DAYS LOST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | |
| Million | |
| 1970 | 11·0 |
| 1971 | 13·6 |
| 1972 | 23·9 |
| 1973 | 7·2 |
| 1974 | 14·7 |
| 1975 | 6·0 |
| 1976 | 3·3 |
| 1977 | 10·1 |
| 1978 | 9·4 |
| 1979– | |
| 1 January-30 April | 6·5* |
| 1 May-31 October | 20·7* |
| * Provisional. | |
| Figures for parts of a month are not available. | |