HL Deb 20 June 1994 vol 556 c8WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to their answer of 6 June (HL Deb, col. WA 67), how many certificates have been issued by Ministers under Section 69(2) of the Race Relations Act 1976 blocking effective access to industrial tribunals on conclusively asserted grounds of national security, and whether such certificates have caused "difficulties" to applicants in having the merits of their claims determined by industrial tribunals.

Earl Ferrers

The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We are not, though, aware that the existence of the power has caused difficulties to applicants.