HC Deb 16 January 1991 vol 183 cc524-5W
Mr. Watson

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of outstanding industrial tribunal cases at the end of November.

Mr. Forth

I regret that the information requested is not available for the end of November. However, on 3 January, excluding cases which require further interlocutory action before listing for hearing, there were 13,483 registered applications awaiting hearing. Of these, 4,716 have been listed for hearing. However, some two-thirds of all registered applications do not come to a hearing because they are withdrawn or settled prior to a hearing.