§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many protective awards have been applied for under the Employment Protection Act 1975 during each of the latest 24 months for which records are available; and with what results.
§ Mr. Waddington[pursuant to his reply, 17 March 1981]: Information on the number of applications for protective awards could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, on the information available to my Department, the number of applications for protective awards heard by industrial tribunals is as follows for the period requested:
Applications heard Protective award made 1979 1980 1979 1980 January 4 1 1 — February 8 2 6 1 March 6 2 5 1 April 6 2 2 2 May 6 2 4 1 June 3 3 1 2 July 7 1 6 1 August 4 7 2 7 September 3 3 2 1 October 5 5 5 3 November — 7 — 4 December 2 4 2 3