§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of(a) chairmen and (b) wing members of industrial tribunals are women. [67742]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyThe Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 renamed industrial tribunals as employment tribunals from 1 August 1998.
The current percentage of women who are (a) employment tribunal chairmen (including the Presidents) is 15.4 per cent. and (b) lay members is 29.5 per cent.