§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial tribunals are operating in the United Kingdom; and how many cases have been heard by them in the last three years to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. BryanIndustrial tribunals sit at some 60 different centres in England and Wales and at 8 centres in Scotland. The numbers of cases heard in the last three years were:
Year England and Wales Scotland Total 1968 … … 7,689 902 8,591 1969 … … 6,934 792 7,726 1970 … … 7,860 870 8,730