§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing (a) the total number of people sitting on industrial tribunals in each year since their inception, and (b) their total cost to public funds in each year.
§ Mr. Harold Walker(a) The following information is available on the number of people appointed to industrial tribunals at particular points in each year. Some of those appointed may not have sat on tribunals in the year in question.
1965 146 1966 241 1967 299 1968 348 1969 513 1970 486 1971 604 June 1972 1,297 June 1973 1,323 May 1974 1,387 August 1975 1,737 September 1976 2,499 October 1977 2,541 February 1978 2,597 (b) The total cost to public funds of industrial tribunals is no longer available
698Wprovide corresponding figures for February 1975, 1976 and 1977.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the numbers of people under 18 years of age and aged 18 and over registered as unemployed in January 1978, the latest date for which the half-yearly age analysis is available, and in January 1976 and January 1977. Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group, figures are not available for January 1975.
for the years 1965–71. From 1971 onwards it is as follows:
Financial Years £000 1971–1972 640 1972–1973 1,181 1973–1974 1,342 1974–1975 1,818 1975–1976 3,099 1976–1977 5,709