§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number of cases referred to industrial tribunals in 1977 and 1978, indicating in each case the numbers concerned with unfair dismissals and equal pay and sex discrimination.
§ Mr. Mayhew,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25 July 1979; Vol. 971, c.267],gave the following answer:
The number of cases registered by the central offices of the industrial tribunals in 1977 and 1978 were as follows:
1977 1978 Total cases registered of which— … 46,961 43,321 Unfair dismissal … 38,306 37,387 Equal pay … 1,377 398 Sex discrimination … 357 277