asked the Secretary of State for Employment which trade unions have applied to the certification officer for reimbursement of the cos) of ballots, under the provisions of section 1 of the Employment Act 1980; what is the size of payments made to each of the trade unions; what is the purpose of the ballots for which payments were sought; and on which dates these payments were made.
The certification officer has provided the following information for the period from the introduction of the scheme on 1 October 1980 up to 13 June this year.
Applicant
| Purpose of Ballot(s) (see key below)
| Amount of Payment (£)
| Date Payment Authorised
| |
| Clearing Bank Union | (1) | A | Nil | |
| (2) | F | 41·16 | 3–7–84 | |
| Association of Public Service Finance Officers | (1) | B | 524·35 | 23–9–81 |
| (2) | B | 596·43 | 22–9–82 | |
| (3) | B | 619·35 | 16–11–83 | |
| (4) | B | 621·28 | 17–10–84 | |
| Coventry Economic Building Society Staff Association | (1) | G | Nil | |
| Association of Management and Professional Staffs | (1) | B | 2,323·07 | 17–11–81 |
| (2) | B | 1,856·22 | 25–8–82 | |
| Society of Radiographers | (1) | B | 2,654·28 | 16–12–81 |
| (2) | B | 2,346·42 | 17–5–83 | |
| (3) | B | 3,411·49 | 15–11–84 | |
| Association of Education Officers | (1) | B (2ballots) | Nil | |
| B | ||||
| (2) | C | 206·68 | 25–5–83 | |
| (3) | B (2ballots) | |||
| C | Nil | |||
| British Actors Equity Association | (1) | D (2ballots) | Application withdrawn | |
| Association of Public Service Professional Engineers | (1) | B | 386·60 | 13–4–82 |
| Chartered Society of Physiotherapy | (1) | B | 1,297·97 | 26–4–82 |
| (2) | B | 1,443·54 | 23–11–83 | |
| Institute of Journalists | (1) | C | 587·53 | 22–9–82 |
| (2) | C | 460·36 | 4–10–83 | |
| (3) | C | 518·16 | 19–10–83 | |
| (4) | C | 699·63 | 21–8–84 | |
| (5) | C | Application under consideration | ||
| Barclays Group Staff Union | (1) | A | 10,941·13 | 3–11–82 |
| (2) | F | 11,427·24 | 19–7–84 | |
| (3) | A | Application under consideration | ||
| Retail Book Stationery and Allied Trades Employees Association | (1) | F (2 ballots) | Nil | |
| (2) | F (5 ballots) | 1,392·89 | 2–8–84 | |
| (3) | F | Application under consideration | ||
| (4) | F | Application under consideration | ||
| British Orthoptic Society | (1) | C | 147·11 | 17–5–83 |
| National Association of Fire Officers | (1) | A | 176·84 | 29–7–83 |
| Immigration Service Union | (1) | B | 221–78 | 4–10–83 |
| B | ||||
| (2) | C | 511·98 | 22–2–85 | |
| National and Provincial Building Society Staff Association | (1) | E | Application under consideration | |
| Nat West Staff Association | (1) | F | 7,733·93 | 9–8–84 |
| Ministry of Defence Staff Association | (1) | B | Application under consideration | |
| (2) | A, B | Application under consideration | ||
| (3) | D | Application under consideration | ||
| Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers— | (1) | C (154 ballots) | 1,199,922·19 | 31–5–85 |
| Engineering, Foundry and Construction Section | C (13 ballots) | |||
| (2) | E | Application under consideration | ||
| (3) | C (14 ballots) | Application under consideration | ||
| Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing | (1) | C (15 ballots) | Application under consideration | |
| Union | ||||
| Clerical and Secretarial Staffs Association of the University | (1) | E | Application under consideration | |
| of Liverpool | ||||
| United Friendly Divisional and District Managers | (1) | F | Application under consideration | |
| Association |
Applicant
| Purpose of Ballot(s) (see key below)
| Amount of Payment (£)
| Date Payment Authorised
| |
| Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (National | (1) | A | Application under consideration | |
| Association of the Teachers of Wales) |
Ballot purposes