§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate for each year for which statistics are available the number of successful complaints made through the industrial tribunal system on behalf of male applicants; and the number of successful complaints made through the industrial tribunal system on behalf of female applicants.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThis information is only available about applications made under the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts, which came into force on 29th December 1975. It is as follows:
Applications upheld by industrial tribunals: Female 1976 229 1977 69 Male 1976 8 1977 39