HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 c584W
Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial tribunal cases have been brought in each year since 1997. [132863]

Mr. Sutcliffe

Statistics on the number of Employment Tribunal applications are collated on a financial year basis.

Employment Tribunal applications for Great Britain
Financial year Number of registered applications
1996–97 88,910
1997–98 80,435
1998–99 91,913
1999–2000 103,935
2000–01 130,408
2001–02 112,227
2002–03 98,617

Source:

Employment Tribunals Service annual reports and accounts