§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases in Scotland have come before the National Industrial Relations Court; what percentage is this of the total number of cases; and how many from Scotland have been settled as a result of National Industrial Relations Court action.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clark39 applications originating in Scotland have been received by the National Industrial Relations Court. This represents 20 per cent. of all applications received. 30 of the 39 Scottish applications have now been dealt with all concerning appeals arising under the Redundancy Payments Act, 1965. Of these 20 were withdrawn or formally dismissed and four have been remitted to tribunals. In the remaining six cases the court rejected the appeal.