HC Deb 31 January 1994 vol 236 c546W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many cases have been brought before industrial tribunals since 1983; how many and what percentage of cases have been successful; and how many and what percentage of cases were about race discrimination.

Miss Widdecombe

The details are as follows:

All Jurisdictions Racial Discrimination (where this is the main complaint)
Cases heard Number/ per cent, successful Number/ per cent. of cases heard
1983 10,381 3,229 (31.1) 166 (1.6)
1984 to March 1985 9,690 2,921 (30.1) 195 (2.0)
1985–86 13,357 5,405 (40.5) 265 (2.0)
1986–87 13,124 5,342 (40.7) 296 (2.3)
1987–88 10,464 4,185 (40.0) 265 (2.5)
1988–89 9,023 3,829 (42.4) 324 (3.6)
1989–90 10,229 4,598 (45.0) 336 (3.3)
1990–91 11,430 5,503 (48.1) 316 (2.8)
1991–92 13,778 7,022 (51.0) 323 (2.3)
1992–93 17,836 9,351 (52.4) 345 (1.9)