§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list(a) the numbers of individuals petitioning and (b) the number of cases heard by the industrial tribunals for each of the last 10 years.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe figures are as follows:
Applications registered Cases heard 1984–85 39,191 19,690 1985–86 38,593 13,357 1986–87 38,385 13,124 1987–88 30,543 10,464 1988–89 29,304 9,023 1989–90 34,697 10,229 1990–91 43,243 11,430 1991–92 67,448 13,778 1992–93 71,821 17,836 1993–94 71,661 n/a 1 Figure for January 1984 to March 1985. Some two thirds of all applications do not come to hearing, being either withdrawn or settled by the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service in conciliation. I regret that figures are not yet available for the numbers of cases heard in the year 1993–94.