HC Deb 08 February 1993 vol 218 c502W
Mr. Tony Lloyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many appeals have been lodged with the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members since the post was created; and how many have been successful.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Since her office was created in 1988, the independent Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members has received 178 formal applications for assistance and has granted 39 of them.