§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total amount of industrial tribunal applications received in England and Wales during(a) 1989 and (b) 1990; what was the number which actually proceeded to hearing; and what was the average lapse of time between receipt of application and hearing taking place.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 28 January 1991]: The information requested is recorded in financial years only and is as follows:
Registered Applications Year ended 31 March 1990 31,356 Period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990 27,698 Cases heard Year ended 31 March 1990 9,093 Period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990 7,018 The information recorded by industrial tribunals does not make it possible to calculate the average time between the receipt of applications and hearing.
However, the following table shows how long registered applications take to come to hearing.
Percentage of cases coming to hearing in less than: Year ended 31 March 1990 per cent. 1 April 1990 to 31 December per cent. 6 weeks 5 3 8 weeks 20 12 10 weeks 38 27 12 weeks 52 44 16 weeks 73 65 20 weeks 82 80 26 weeks 92 90 Some two thirds of all registered applications do not come to hearing. They are withdrawn or settled prior to hearing.
§ Mr. WatsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the total number of industrial tribunal applications received in Scotland during(a) 1989 and (b) 1990; what was the number which actually proceeded to hearing; and what was the average lapse of time between receipt of application and hearing taking place.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 28 January 1991]: The information requested is recorded in financial years only and is as follows:
Registered Applications Year ended 31 March 1990 : — 3,341 Period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990 : — 3,095
Cases heard Year ended 31 March 1990 : — 1,288 Period 1 April 1990 to 31 December 1990 : — 1,218 The information recorded by industrial tribunals does not make it possible to calculate the average time between the receipt of applications and hearing.
However, the following table shows how long registered applications take to come to hearing.
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Percentage of cases coming to hearing in less than: Year ended 31 March 1990 per cent. 1 April 1990 to 31 December per cent. 6 weeks 1 0 8 weeks 4 13 10 weeks 20 31 12 weeks 43 48 16 weeks 72 69 20 weeks 85 83 26 weeks 91 88 Some two-thirds of all registered applications do not come to hearing. They are withdrawn or settled prior to hearing.