§ Mr. LetwinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make available grants for re-training to qualified teachers seeking to re-enter the profession. [123132]
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Employment tribunal statistics for sex discrimination cases ACAS arbitration settled Heard at tribunal Successful at tribunal Year Total number of applications Number settled Percentage settled Number heard Number successful Percentage of cases heard 1976 243 35 14 119 24 20 1977 229 63 28 77 17 22 1978 171 29 17 67 14 21 1979 180 46 26 61 16 26 1980 181 46 25 70 15 21 1981 259 53 20 92 19 21 1982 150 42 28 56 24 43 1983 265 64 24 116 62 53 1984 314 102 32 118 52 44 1985 414 124 30 150 39 26 19861 612 167 27 201 48 24 1987 691 200 29 208 46 22 1988 935 366 39 250 78 31 1989 1,046 384 37 280 86 31 1990 1,078 335 31 298 78 26 1991 1,104 378 34 268 90 34 1992 1,386 504 36 369 127 34 1993 1,969 824 42 461 176 38 1994 4,052 1,005 25 690 340 49 1995 3,677 1,464 40 574 218 38 1996 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 2— 1997 2,839 1,005 35 676 224 33 1998 4,025 1,791 44 797 270 34
§ Ms Estelle MorrisIn the current academic year, the Teacher Training Agency is providing funding for 56 courses for teachers who wish to refresh their skills. Course structures and the tuition fees charged by providers vary considerably. Local education authorities have power to make grants to teachers who attend these courses under the local education authority (Post-Compulsory Awards) Regulations 1999.