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16.
Mr. Andy Stewart
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of output lost through industrial disputes in the coal industry in 1978–79; what was the level lost in 1989–90; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Wakeham
The level of output lost through industrial disputes in the coal industry in 1978–79 was 1·5 million tonnes, and in 1989–90 was 600,000 tonnes.