§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the number of Employment Tribunal applicants employed by Royal Mail/Consignia in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement. [9102]
§ Mr. AlexanderOperational issues of this kind are a matter for Consignia.
I am advised by the company that the number of employment tribunals for each of the last three years is as follows:
Year Number 1998–99 465 1999–2000 555 2000–01 783
§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many working days were lost through industrial action in the Post Office in each of the last 10 years. [9095]
§ Mr. AlexanderOperational issues including industrial relations are a matter for Consignia.
I am advised by the company that the number of working days lost through industrial action in each of the last 10 years is as follows:
Number of days lost 1990–91 18,583 1991–92 771 1992–93 4,056 1993–94 17,065 1994–95 37,843 1995–96 63,555 1996–97 810,938 1997–98 44,664 1998–99 15,800 1999–2000 22,199 2000–01 62,908
§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total number of employees in the Post Office was in each the last five years. [9096]
§ Mr. AlexanderOperational issues are a matter for Consignia.
I am advised by the company that the number of full-time equivalent employees in each of the last five years is as follows. 508W
Number 1997 193,633 1998 197,712 1999 197,531 2000 207,301 2001 217,964