§ 25. Mr. David EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many complaints the trade union certification officer has received from trade union members in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. ForthThe certification officer is an independent authority appointed under statute. I understand that he received five formal complaints under specific statutory provisions from trade union members during 1989, and 12350W such complaints during 1990. Details are given in the certification officer's annual reports to the Secretary of State, copies of which are available in the Library.