To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many claims regarding discrimination on the grounds of (a) disability, (b) gender reassignment, (c) religion, (d) sex, (e) race, (f) age and (g) sexual orientation were made to employment tribunals in each year for which data are available; how many such cases were heard by tribunals in each year; and in how many cases heard by a tribunal the claimant was successful in each year. (172328)

In the five-year period January 2002 to December 2007, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform had the following claims made to an employment tribunal:

(a) Disability

2003 One case submitted to ET withdrawn before hearing.

2004 Two cases submitted to ET one withdrawn before hearing one heard and was unsuccessful.

2005 One case submitted to ET, withdrawn before hearing.

2006 One case submitted to ET, withdrawn before hearing.

2007 Five cases submitted to ET, three withdrawn before hearing one heard and was successful one heard and was unsuccessful.

(b) Gender reassignment, no cases submitted to ET between 2002 and 2007.

(c) Religion no cases submitted to ET between 2002 and 2007.

(d) Sex 2006 One case submitted to ET, withdrawn before hearing.

(e) 2004 1 case submitted to ET, withdrawn before hearing.

2007 One submitted to ET Struck out by ET Judge.

(f) Age no cases submitted to ET between 2002 and 2007

(g) Sexual orientation no cases submitted to ET between 2002 and 2007.