§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employment tribunal cases there were in(a) south Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the north-east and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [134858]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe following table shows the number of tribunal applications registered by the Employment Tribunals Service in the UK since 1997. Statistical information for the geographical areas of south Tyneside, Tyne and Wear and the north-east is not readily accessible and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
Registered tribunal applications 2002–03 98,617 2001–02 112,227 2000–01 130,408 1999–2000 103,935 1998–99 91,913 1997–98 80,435 1996–97 88,910
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average amount of an employment tribunal cost award was in(a) south Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the north-east and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [134859]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe following table shows the average amount of an employment tribunal cost award in the UK since 1997. We are unable to supply the average amount of an employment tribunal cost award for south Tyneside, Tyne and Wear and the north-east.
£ Average cost award 2002–03 1,524 2001–02 983 2000–01 295 1999–2000 1,155 1998–99 743 1997–98 546
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average award for compensation in employment tribunal cases has been in(a) south Tyneside, (b) Tyne and Wear, (c) the north-east and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [134860]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe Employment Tribunals Service only collects compensation statistics for tribunal cases covering the jurisdictions of unfair dismissal, race discrimination, sex discrimination and disability discrimination. Therefore, the figures quoted in the following table illustrate the average award for compensation in employment tribunal cases for the UK since 1997 in relation to the aforementioned complaints. We are unable to supply separate information for south Tyneside, Tyne and Wear and the north-east.
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£ Average compensation award 2002–03 7,598 2001–02 7,306 2000–01 5,764 1999–2000 5,734 1998–99 4,449 1997–98 4,894
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employment tribunal cost awards have been made against(a) respondents and (b) applicants in (i) south Tyneside, (ii) Tyne and Wear, (iii) the north-east and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. [134861]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe following table illustrates how many employment tribunal cost awards have been made against respondents and applicants in the UK in the last two financial years. The Employment Tribunals Service did not breakdown the statistics for applicants and respondents prior to 2001–02. We are unable to supply information for south Tyneside, Tyne and Wear and the north-east.
Costs awards against respondent Costs awards against applicant 2002–03 307 691 2001–02 169 467