§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many chairmen and how many members of industrial tribunals there are in each region within the United Kingdom; and how many of such persons in each region are women, of Afro-Caribbean origin and of Asian origin, respectively.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information is as follows:
Total number of members Women members Total number of Chairmen Women Chairmen England and Wales Regional Office of Industrial Tribunals Birmingham 172 44 14 — Bristol 164 28 14 — Bury St. Edmonds 151 40 12 — Cardiff 130 26 7 — Leeds 143 22 12 1 Liverpool 111 13 16 1 London/Central 171 43 23 2 London/North 141 33 19 4 London/South 163 45 23 5 Manchester 139 28 14 1 Newcastle 133 24 12 — Nottingham 87 23 10 — Sheffield 85 14 12 — Southampton 140 28 11 — Scotland 212 31 25 2 In Great Britain there are about 25 members of Afro-Caribbean or Asian origin. I do not consider it appropriate to publish a regional breakdown of these figures. We have no information about the ethnic origins of chairmen of industrial tribunals.
Questions relating to industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland are for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.