§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many women who formerly served with(a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Army and (c) the Royal Air Force and who were dismissed from the service because they were pregnant have received compensation by way of industrial tribunals finding for them; what were the individual sums paid; what is the total sum paid so far to claimants; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyAs at 8 March 1994, 1,790 women—350 Royal Navy, 686 Army, 754 RAF—who were dismissed from the services on the grounds of pregnancy had received compensation from the Ministry of Defence to the value of £7,575,912. Such payments have resulted from industrial tribunal awards but most payments followed acceptances by claimants of MOD offers of compensation. To identify individual sums paid could be done only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. Godman'To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the number of outstanding cases due to be heard by the industrial tribunals concerning claims for compensation by women who were dismissed from the service because they were pregnant; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleySome 2,000 cases concerning claims for compensation by women who were dismissed from the services on the grounds of pregnancy remain to be settled and some 1,200 of these are currently listed for hearing at industrial tribunals.