§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of employment discrimination have been referred to the Equal Opportunities Commission in the month of January; and how many prosecutions have resulted from them.
§ Dr. SummerskillWhere cases of alleged unlawful discrimination occur in the employment field it is for the individual complainant to apply to an industrial tribunal. I understand that up to 31st January 438 applications under the Equal Pay Act and 41 applications under the Sex Discrimination Act were made to industrial tribunals in Great Britain.