§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many people other than those from ethnic minorities have been recruited on to the Nottingham panel of the Industrial Tribunals Board over the last nine years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LeeThere have been 38 people other than those from ethnic minorities who have been recruited on to the Nottingham panel of industrial tribunals since 1982, the first year for which figures are readily available.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many people from ethnic minorities now sit on the Nottingham panel of the Industrial Tribunals Board: and how many people sit on that panel who are not members of ethnic minorities.
§ Mr. LeeThere is one panel member on the Nottingham Industrial Tribunals Board who is from the ethnic minorities out of a total membership of 96. One other person from an ethnic minority has recently accepted an invitation to serve.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General what area is now covered by the Nottingham panel of the Industrial Tribunals Board; and what is the estimated population of that area.
§ Mr. LeeThe area covered by the Nottingham panel of the Industrial Tribunals Board includes Leicestershire; Nottinghamshire except for Bassetlaw; Derbyshire except for High Peak, Bolsover, Chesterfield and north east Derbyshire; east Staffordshire in Staffordshire; Lincolnshire except for West Lindsey and East Lindsey, Lincoln and North Kesteven; and Corby and Kettering in Northamptonshire. The population is estimated at some 3 million.
§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many applications he has received from people from eithnic minorities and from people who are not from ethnic minorities for seats on the Nottingham tribunals board.
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§ Mr. LeeIn 1986, when the current appointments to the Nottingham regional office of the industrial tribunals were made, we received nominations from one person from an ethnic minority and 34 from people who were not from ethnic minorities.