HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 cc898-900W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial tribunal cases were considered in each year since 1986, by region; and how many in each case resulted in a verdict of unfair dismissal. [34061]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The number of industrial tribunal cases—all jurisidictions—considered at a hearing, by region, in each year since 1986 is shown in the table. The number of successful unfair dismissal cases is also shown.

Region (England and Wales) Number of cases heard Number of successful unfair dismissal cases
1986–87
Bedford 675 187
Birmingham 1,249 297
Bristol 627 147
Cardiff 589 120
Leeds 1,411 369
London North 1,067 251
London South 1,855 384
Manchester 1,774 500
Newcastle 762 110
Nottingham 660 170
Southampton 592 160
Scotland 1,823 433
Totals 13,084 3,128
1987–88
Bedford 557 176
Birmingham 899 225
Bristol 552 83
Cardiff 631 95
Leeds 1,047 247
London North 890 201
London South 1,094 260
Manchester 1,485 350
Newcastle 492 105
Nottingham 522 125
Southampton 556 157
Scotland 1,727 368
Totals 10,452 2,392
1988–89
Bedford 460 103
Birmingham 727 172
Bristol 544 138
Cardiff 476 107
Leeds 843 227
London North 947 169
London South 992 219
Manchester 1,239 348
Newcastle 374 76
Nottingham 465 111
Southampton 572 161
Scotland 1,384 335
Totals 9,023 2,166

Region (England and Wales) Number of cases heard Number of successful unfair dismissal cases
1989–90
Bedford 550 157
Birmingham 779 158
Bristol 601 109
Cardiff 761 110
Leeds 1,249 263
London North 678 159
London South 1,184 259
Manchester 1,339 361
Newcastle 503 115
Nottingham 558 117
Southampton 716 169
Scotland 1,311 567
Totals 10,229 2,544
1990–91
Bedford 691 177
Birmingham 828 219
Bristol 697 159
Cardiff 609 124
Leeds 1,128 277
London North 1,058 236
London South 1,221 202
Manchester 1,561 374
Newcastle 522 114
Nottingham 562 122
Southampton 871 198
Scotland 1,682 328
Totals 11,430 2,530
1991–92
Bedford 862 265
Birmingham 1,013 269
Bristol 1,047 213
Cardiff 880 192
Leeds 1,644 429
London North 952 258
London South 1,593 382
Manchester 1,999 433
Newcastle 449 130
Nottingham 892 205
Southampton 1,141 336
Scotland 1,382 324
Totals 13,854 3,436
1992–93
Bedford 1,136 338
Birmingham 1,621 368
Bristol 1,254 307
Cardiff 1,091 245
Leeds 1,727 460
London North 1,406 377
London South 1,720 444
Manchester 2,198 569
Newcastle 1,047 270
Nottingham 1,353 360
Southampton 1,365 353
Scotland 1,760 453
Totals 17,678 4,544
1993–94
Bedford 1,765 507
Birmingham 2,014 533
Bristol 1,478 384
Cardiff 1,442 111
Leeds 2,351 494
London North 1,817 470
London South 2,329 714
Manchester 3,261 819

Region (England and Wales) Number of cases heard Number of successful unfair dismissal cases
Newcastle 1,382 379
Nottingham 1,619 436
Southampton 1,950 461
Scotland 1,888 479
Totals 23,296 5,953
1994–95
Bedford 1,586 374
Birmingham 1,790 352
Bristol 1,201 248
Cardiff 1,346 196
Leeds 1,827 438
London North 5,328 544
London South 2,249 510
Manchester 2,879 736
Newcastle 1,078 252
Nottingham 1,329 276
Southampton 1,870 381
Scotland 2,400 521
Totals 24,883 4,828