HC Deb 18 January 2001 vol 361 c312W
32. Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on trends in case numbers in employment tribunals. [144560]

Mr. Byers

Over the last decade, caseload rose sharply in 1991–92 to nearly 60,000 applications and continued to rise, reaching a peak of 110,000 in 1995–96. In 1999–2000 just below 104,000 applications were made.