§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how long it took on average in each year since 1999 for employment tribunals to issue a decision after a hearing has finished. [147004]
§ Mr. Sutcliffe[holding answer 12 January 2004]: In the last four financial years, based on the information currently held in the Employment Tribunal Service's statistical database, the average length of time taken to issue a decision was as follows:
Days 1999–2000 20 2000–01 22 2001–02 22 2002–03 20 Source:
Employment Tribunals Service.