Industrial Tribunal Appeals (Northern Ireland)

HC Deb 23 April 1996 vol 276 cc58-9W

Mr. Trimble

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many appeals there have been from industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland to the Court of Appeal since 1 January 1990. [24989]

Mr. Jonathan Evans

The number of appeals from industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland to the Court of Appeal since 1 January 1990 is 32.

The figures for each year from 1990 to 1995 are as follows:

	Number
1990	5
1991	5
1992	6
1993	3
1994	5
1995	8
Total	32

Mr. Trimble

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many awards of an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland have been altered on appeal on the grounds that the tribunal misdirected itself. [24990]

Mr. Evans

The number of awards of an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland which have been altered by the Court of Appeal since 1990 is two.

The figures for each year from 1990 to 1995 are as follows:

	Number
1990	1
1991	1
1992	0
1993	0
1994	0
1995	0
Total	2