§ Mr. Aspinwallasked the Paymaster General how many actions have been brought against employers under the Sex Discrimination Act in each of the following years (i) 1982, (ii) 1983, (iii) 1984, (iv) 1985 and (v) 1986.
§ Mr. LeeThe numbers of applications to industrial tribunals under the Sex Discrimination Act were:
Number 1982 442 1983 350 1984 376 1985 449 11986 548 1To end of November only. A small proportion of these applications relate to the treatment of partners not employees. It is not possible to identify these separately.