HC Deb 14 June 1985 vol 80 cc574-7W
Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Employment which trade unions have applied to the certification officer for reimbursement of the cos) of ballots, under the provisions of section 1 of the Employment Act 1980; what is the size of payments made to each of the trade unions; what is the purpose of the ballots for which payments were sought; and on which dates these payments were made.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The certification officer has provided the following information for the period from the introduction of the scheme on 1 October 1980 up to 13 June this year.

Applicant Purpose of Ballot(s) (see key below) Amount of Payment (£) Date Payment Authorised
Clearing Bank Union (1) A Nil
(2) F 41.16 3–7–84
Association of Public Service Finance Officers (1) B 524.35 23–9–81
(2) B 596.43 22–9–82
(3) B 619.35 16–11–83
(4) B 621.28 17–10–84
Coventry Economic Building Society Staff Association (1) G Nil
Association of Management and Professional Staffs (1) B 2,323.07 17–11–81
(2) B 1,856.22 25–8–82
Society of Radiographers (1) B 2,654.28 16–12–81
(2) B 2,346.42 17–5–83
(3) B 3,411.49 15–11–84
Association of Education Officers (1) B (2ballots) Nil
B
(2) C 206.68 25–5–83
(3) B (2ballots)
C Nil
British Actors Equity Association (1) D (2ballots) Application withdrawn
Association of Public Service Professional Engineers (1) B 386.60 13–4–82
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (1) B 1,297.97 26–4–82
(2) B 1,443.54 23–11–83
Institute of Journalists (1) C 587.53 22–9–82
(2) C 460.36 4–10–83
(3) C 518.16 19–10–83
(4) C 699.63 21–8–84
(5) C Application under consideration
Barclays Group Staff Union (1) A 10,941.13 3–11–82
(2) F 11,427.24 19–7–84
(3) A Application under consideration
Retail Book Stationery and Allied Trades Employees Association (1) F (2 ballots) Nil
(2) F (5 ballots) 1,392.89 2–8–84
(3) F Application under consideration
(4) F Application under consideration
British Orthoptic Society (1) C 147.11 17–5–83
National Association of Fire Officers (1) A 176.84 29–7–83
Immigration Service Union (1) B 221–78 4–10–83
B
(2) C 511.98 22–2–85
National and Provincial Building Society Staff Association (1) E Application under consideration
Nat West Staff Association (1) F 7,733.93 9–8–84
Ministry of Defence Staff Association (1) B Application under consideration
(2) A, B Application under consideration
(3) D Application under consideration
Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers— (1) C (154 ballots) 1,199,922.19 31–5–85
Engineering, Foundry and Construction Section C (13 ballots)
(2) E Application under consideration
(3) C (14 ballots) Application under consideration
Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing (1) C (15 ballots) Application under consideration
Union
Clerical and Secretarial Staffs Association of the University (1) E Application under consideration
of Liverpool
United Friendly Divisional and District Managers (1) F Application under consideration
Association

Applicant Purpose of Ballot(s) (see key below) Amount of Payment (£) Date Payment Authorised
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (National (1) A Application under consideration
Association of the Teachers of Wales)

Ballot purposes

  1. A Ballots on strikes or other industrial action.
  2. B Election of members of trade unions' principal executive committees.
  3. C Election of trade union officers.
  4. D Amending trade union rules.
  5. E Trade union merger proposals.
  6. F Ballot on employers' offers on pay and conditions of service.
  7. G Ballots for a purpose outside the scope of the Scheme.