§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases against his Department and the agencies for which it is responsible have been brought to employment tribunals in each year since 1997 in relation to(a) equal pay, (b) sex discrimination, (c) race discrimination, (d) disability discrimination and (e) unfair dismissal; how many cost awards were made against (i) respondents and (ii) applicants; and how much has been spent (A) settling and (B) contesting claims. [181465]
§ Mr. McNultyThe Department was formed in May 2002. The table as follows sets out details of cases brought against the Department since that date and the costs involved in settling the claim(s) outside of the Tribunal along with the legal costs incurred with processing of these claims.
2002 2003 2004 Number of cases brought in Employment Tribunals claiming: Equal Pay 0 13 8 Sex Discrimination 2 3 0 Race Discrimination 1 9 3 Disability Discrimination 3 3 2 Unfair Dismissal 7 3 4 Cost Awards made against Respondents (£) 0 0 0 Costs Awards made against Applicant (£) 0 0 1,200 Money spent settling Employment Tribunal 0 0 0 Claims (£) 5,500 20,727 10,000 Money spent contesting Employment Tribunal Claims (£) 61,712.39 113,911.36 33,191.40