§ Mr. SutcliffeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many reinstatements have been awarded by industrial tribunals in cases of unfair dismissal in the past five years(a) nationally and (b) on a regional basis. [24504]
§ Mr. Ian McCartneyI have consulted the Chief Executive of the Employment Tribunals Service who tells me that the number of reinstatements ordered by the Industrial Tribunals in the last four years in unfair dismissal cases are as detailed in table 1. Table 2 shows the figures for England and Wales broken down by the tribunal regional office.
The Agency is able to provide a figure for combined reinstatements and re-engagements only for 1992–93 which is as follows:
- England and Wales: 64
- Scotland: 9.
Table 1: Reinstatements ordered by the Industrial Tribunals, 1992–97 Year 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Number of reinstatements in England and Wales 14.00 24.00 21.00 29.00 in Scotland 5.00 17.00 4.00 2.00