Labour Statistics

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Employment – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 29 January 1991.

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Photo of Michael Howard Michael Howard Secretary of State for Employment 12:00, 29 January 1991

I agree with my hon. Friend. The number of disputes in this country is the lowest for 60 years, which is a tribute to the Government's employment legislation. The surest way of worsening our employment record would be to introduce legislation increasing the number of strikes, as proposed by the Labour party.