HC Deb 11 June 1975 vol 893 cc201-2W
Mr. Sydney Irving

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases have been dealt with by the Conciliation and Arbitration Service since its inception; and how many of these were settled without an industrial stoppage.

Mr. John Fraser

I have been informed by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service that from its inception on 1st September 1974 to 31st May 1975 it has dealt with 1,732 requests for conciliation and arranged arbitration in 205 cases. I am advised that it is not prac- ticable at this stage to identity which of these cases were settled without stoppage of work.