§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases of unfair dismissal were brought, and how many proven, in the area of the Derbyshire, North-East constituency in 1986 and 1987 at the latest available count.
§ Mr. NichollsIndustrial tribunals statistics are kept on a regional and not a constituency basis. During the two years ended 31 March 1987, the area of the constituency of Derbyshire, North-East came under the Sheffield region of the industrial tribunals. The relevant statistics for the region are as follows:
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§ Mr. LeeDetails of adjudication officers' decisions disqualifying claims for unemployment benefit under section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1975 in each of the quarters ended 30 September 1985, 31 December 1985, 31 March 1986 and 30 June 1986 are shown in the table: the numbers in brackets represent decisions, whenever made, varied on review in each quarter.
12 months ended 31 March 1986 12 months ended 31 March 1987 Number of complaints of unfair dismissal which proceeded to a hearing 358 394 Number of complaints of unfair dismissal which were upheld 124 128