§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employment tribunal claims, where a deposit at a preliminary hearing was required as a condition of proceeding, were proceeded to a full hearing in(a) 2001 and (b) to date; and in how many such cases the (i) claimant won, (ii) case was withdrawn and (iii) case was settled before a full hearing. [62696]
§ Alan JohnsonThe information requested is displayed in the table.
2001 12002 Number of cases which withdrew after a PHR deposit order 43 14 Number of cases which settled after a PHR deposit order 4 3 Number of cases which proceeded to a full hearing after a PHR deposit order 17 0 Of which, successful at full hearing 0 0 1Only covers the period from 1 January 2002 to 30 April 2002 Source:
Employment Tribunals Service
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in employment tribunal cases in 2001 where parties were required to pay a deposit, what the mean average deposit was at preliminary hearings as a condition of continuing to proceed with the case. [62694]
§ Alan JohnsonThe mean average deposit required at a pre-hearing review as a condition of continuing to proceed with the case was £133.40 for 2001.