§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many subscribers there have been in Northern Ireland to the register for equal opportunity employers and organisations for each quarter since 19 June 1986; and how many of such subscribers have been removed from the register each quarter since this date.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1988]: The number of subscribers in each quarter is as follows:
Quarter ended Numbers of subscribers 31 July 1986 (from 19 June 1986 only) 8,112 31 October 1986 8,270 31 January 1987 8,456 31 April 1987 8,667 31 July 1987 8,834 31 October 1987 9,031 31 January 1988 9,218 30 April 1988 9,438 No subscribers have been removed from the register in this period.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number and type of cases referred under the Fair Employment Act (NI) 1976 to the county court, showing the number and type of findings upheld or overturned by the court, and the employers concerned; and if he will place in the Library copies of the judgments in each case.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1988]: The tables provide details of cases heard by the county court. It is not normal practice to place judgments in the Library but they may be obtained on request from the county court, Courthouse, Crumlin road, Belfast.
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Date appeals lodged Organisation involved Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned) December 1978 Craigavon Borough Council 1Overturned January 1979 Newry and Mourne District Council Overturned May 1979 Craigavon Borough Council Overturned September 1981 Armagh District Council 2 Upheld
Date appeals lodged Organisation involved Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned) November 1981 Lisburn Borough Council Upheld December 1984 Southern Health and Social Services Board Overturned December 1984 Southern Health and Social Services Board Overturned April 1985 Derry City Council Overturned April 1985 Northern Ireland Electricity Service 3 Overturned February 1986 Department of the Environment (NI) Overturned November 1986 The Village Inn Upheld November 1986 The Village Inn Upheld May 1987 Ministry of Defence Upheld 1 Original FEA findings upheld by Court of Appeal. 2 Original FEA findings overturned by Court of Appeal. 3 FEA appeal pending at Court of Appeal.
Table 3 Appeals by complainants against FEA findings of no discrimination under section 28(3) of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 Date appeal lodged Respondent Organisation Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned) June 1979 Department of Health and Social Services Upheld July 1984 Department of the Environment Upheld
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Respondent Date of settlement Date of payment Amount £ Food, Drink and Tobacco 22 September 1980 7 October 1980 750 Textile and Clothing 14 January 1982 3 March 1982 750 Construction 6 June 1981 10 March 1982 500 Manufacturing 11 June 1982 18 July 1982 5,500 Local Authority 6 August 1982 26 August 1982 1,000 Other Employer 14 September 1982 16 September 1982 550 Health and Social Services Board 27 August 1982 22 September 1982 4,350 Local Authority 30 November 1982 22 December 1982 3,000 Other Public Body 19 October 1983 14 November 1983 1,500 Food, Drink and Tobacco 25 October 1983 17 November 1983 1,500 Local Authority 20 October 1983 2 December 1983 1,500 Other Public Body 24 October 1983 22 December 1983 2,500 Health and Social Services Board 25 January 1984 9 March 1984 1,400 Vocational Organisation 7 March 1984 3 May 1984 10,000 Education and Library Board 8 June 1984 12 October 1984 1,500 Vocational Organisation 26 October 1984 15 November 1984 250 Vocational Organisation 26 October 1984 15 November 1984 250 Vocational Organisation 26 October 1984 15 November 1984 250 Distributive 6 December 1984 14 December 1984 350 Other Employer 1 May 1985 2 May 1985 1,000 Food, Drink and Tobacco 8 November 1985 20 December 1985 2,100 Education and Library Board Not available 11 April 1986 2,000 Engineering Not available 15 October 1986 507.50 Engineering Not available 15 October 1986 510 Other Employer Not available 30 October 1986 4,900 Education and Library Board Not available 18 November 1986 4,759.04 Education and Library Board Not available 12 May 1987 3,279.48 Local Authority 13 May 1987 17 June 1987 1,500 Other Employer 13 May 1987 23 June 1987 1,892.28 Education and Library Board Not available 13 October 1987 2,035.26 Local Authority Not available 12 November 1987 3,425.75 Manufacturing 16 November 1987 19 November 1987 2,350 Manufacturing Not available 28 November 1987 5,000 Construction Not available 22 December 1987 3,500 Engineering 5 January 1988 5 January 1988 2,000 Health and Social Services Board Not available 3 February 1988 1,673.80 Health and Social Services Board Not available 29 March 1988 4,000 Other Employer Not available 8 April 1988 1,000 Education and Library Board Not available 14 April 1988 3,541.09
Date appeal lodged Respondent Organisation Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or o verturned) October 1984 F. A. Wellworth Co. Limited Upheld January 1985 Anglo Irish Meats Overturned November 1985 Short Brothers PLC Upheld April 1986 NI Postal and Telecommunications Board Upheld
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which employers have made a compensatory payment to a complainant under the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976; what have been the sums involved in each case, the original date of each settlement, the eventual date of payment from 1976 to the present.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1988]: This is a matter for the chairman of the Fair Employment Agency. I understand that there have been 39 cases, the details of which are in the table. It would not be in the best interests of the work of the agency to release the names of parties involved in cases under section 24 of the Act.
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§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment Act (NI) 1976 of unlawful discrimination, the Fair Employment Agency has declined to pursue; and what reasons have been given in each case.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1988]: I understand from the chairman of the Fair Employment Agency that the agency has declined to pursue 100 complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment (NI) Act 1976 for the reasons specified:
Number (1) Adjudged frivolous 34 (2) Outside the time limits 48 (3) Outside the scope of the legislation 12 (4) Considered by another statutory body 1 (5) Failure by complainant to provide sufficient information 5
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make available the results of the Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland's monitoring of recruitment to theBelfast Telegraph since 1983.
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1988]: It would not be in the best interests of the work of the Fair Employment Agency to publish full details of the information obtained from its monitoring or recruitment by specific employers, but a summary of such information in respect of the Belfast Telegraph if contained in the 11th annual report of the agency, a copy of which is available in the Library.