To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many subscribers there have been in Northern Ireland to the register for equal opportunity employers and organisations for each quarter since 19 June 1986; and how many of such subscribers have been removed from the register each quarter since this date.
[holding answer 20 April 1988]: The number of subscribers in each quarter is as follows:
| Quarter ended | Numbers of subscribers |
| 31 July 1986 (from 19 June 1986 only) | 8,112 |
| 31 October 1986 | 8,270 |
| 31 January 1987 | 8,456 |
| 31 April 1987 | 8,667 |
| 31 July 1987 | 8,834 |
| 31 October 1987 | 9,031 |
| 31 January 1988 | 9,218 |
| 30 April 1988 | 9,438 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the number and type of cases referred under the Fair Employment Act (NI) 1976 to the county court, showing the number and type of findings upheld or overturned by the court, and the employers concerned; and if he will place in the Library copies of the judgments in each case.
[holding answer 20 April 1988]: The tables provide details of cases heard by the county court. It is not normal practice to place judgments in the Library but they may be obtained on request from the county court, Courthouse, Crumlin road, Belfast.
| Date appeals lodged | Organisation involved | Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned) |
| December 1978 | Craigavon Borough Council | 1Overturned |
| January 1979 | Newry and Mourne District Council | Overturned |
| May 1979 | Craigavon Borough Council | Overturned |
| September 1981 | Armagh District Council | 2 Upheld |
Date appeals lodged
| Organisation involved
| Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned)
|
| November 1981 | Lisburn Borough Council | Upheld |
| December 1984 | Southern Health and Social Services Board | Overturned |
| December 1984 | Southern Health and Social Services Board | Overturned |
| April 1985 | Derry City Council | Overturned |
| April 1985 | Northern Ireland Electricity Service | 3 Overturned |
| February 1986 | Department of the Environment (NI) | Overturned |
| November 1986 | The Village Inn | Upheld |
| November 1986 | The Village Inn | Upheld |
| May 1987 | Ministry of Defence | Upheld |
1 Original FEA findings upheld by Court of Appeal. | ||
2 Original FEA findings overturned by Court of Appeal. | ||
3 FEA appeal pending at Court of Appeal. | ||
Table 3
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Appeals by complainants against FEA findings of no discrimination under section 28(3) of the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976
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Date appeal lodged
| Respondent Organisation
| Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or overturned)
|
| June 1979 | Department of Health and Social Services | Upheld |
| July 1984 | Department of the Environment | Upheld |
Respondent
| Date of settlement
| Date of payment
| Amount £
|
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 22 September 1980 | 7 October 1980 | 750 |
| Textile and Clothing | 14 January 1982 | 3 March 1982 | 750 |
| Construction | 6 June 1981 | 10 March 1982 | 500 |
| Manufacturing | 11 June 1982 | 18 July 1982 | 5,500 |
| Local Authority | 6 August 1982 | 26 August 1982 | 1,000 |
| Other Employer | 14 September 1982 | 16 September 1982 | 550 |
| Health and Social Services Board | 27 August 1982 | 22 September 1982 | 4,350 |
| Local Authority | 30 November 1982 | 22 December 1982 | 3,000 |
| Other Public Body | 19 October 1983 | 14 November 1983 | 1,500 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 25 October 1983 | 17 November 1983 | 1,500 |
| Local Authority | 20 October 1983 | 2 December 1983 | 1,500 |
| Other Public Body | 24 October 1983 | 22 December 1983 | 2,500 |
| Health and Social Services Board | 25 January 1984 | 9 March 1984 | 1,400 |
| Vocational Organisation | 7 March 1984 | 3 May 1984 | 10,000 |
| Education and Library Board | 8 June 1984 | 12 October 1984 | 1,500 |
| Vocational Organisation | 26 October 1984 | 15 November 1984 | 250 |
| Vocational Organisation | 26 October 1984 | 15 November 1984 | 250 |
| Vocational Organisation | 26 October 1984 | 15 November 1984 | 250 |
| Distributive | 6 December 1984 | 14 December 1984 | 350 |
| Other Employer | 1 May 1985 | 2 May 1985 | 1,000 |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | 8 November 1985 | 20 December 1985 | 2,100 |
| Education and Library Board | Not available | 11 April 1986 | 2,000 |
| Engineering | Not available | 15 October 1986 | 507·50 |
| Engineering | Not available | 15 October 1986 | 510 |
| Other Employer | Not available | 30 October 1986 | 4,900 |
| Education and Library Board | Not available | 18 November 1986 | 4,759·04 |
| Education and Library Board | Not available | 12 May 1987 | 3,279·48 |
| Local Authority | 13 May 1987 | 17 June 1987 | 1,500 |
| Other Employer | 13 May 1987 | 23 June 1987 | 1,892·28 |
| Education and Library Board | Not available | 13 October 1987 | 2,035·26 |
| Local Authority | Not available | 12 November 1987 | 3,425·75 |
| Manufacturing | 16 November 1987 | 19 November 1987 | 2,350 |
| Manufacturing | Not available | 28 November 1987 | 5,000 |
| Construction | Not available | 22 December 1987 | 3,500 |
| Engineering | 5 January 1988 | 5 January 1988 | 2,000 |
| Health and Social Services Board | Not available | 3 February 1988 | 1,673·80 |
| Health and Social Services Board | Not available | 29 March 1988 | 4,000 |
| Other Employer | Not available | 8 April 1988 | 1,000 |
| Education and Library Board | Not available | 14 April 1988 | 3,541·09 |
Date appeal lodged
| Respondent Organisation
| Outcome of appeal (findings upheld or o verturned)
|
| October 1984 | F. A. Wellworth Co. Limited | Upheld |
| January 1985 | Anglo Irish Meats | Overturned |
| November 1985 | Short Brothers PLC | Upheld |
| April 1986 | NI Postal and Telecommunications Board | Upheld |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which employers have made a compensatory payment to a complainant under the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976; what have been the sums involved in each case, the original date of each settlement, the eventual date of payment from 1976 to the present.
[holding answer 20 April 1988]: This is a matter for the chairman of the Fair Employment Agency. I understand that there have been 39 cases, the details of which are in the table. It would not be in the best interests of the work of the agency to release the names of parties involved in cases under section 24 of the Act.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment Act (NI) 1976 of unlawful discrimination, the Fair Employment Agency has declined to pursue; and what reasons have been given in each case.
[holding answer 20 April 1988]: I understand from the chairman of the Fair Employment Agency that the agency has declined to pursue 100 complaints under section 24 of the Fair Employment (NI) Act 1976 for the reasons specified:
| Number | |
| (1) Adjudged frivolous | 34 |
| (2) Outside the time limits | 48 |
| (3) Outside the scope of the legislation | 12 |
| (4) Considered by another statutory body | 1 |
| (5) Failure by complainant to provide sufficient information | 5 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make available the results of the Fair Employment Agency for Northern Ireland's monitoring of recruitment to the Belfast Telegraph since 1983.
[holding answer 20 April 1988]: It would not be in the best interests of the work of the Fair Employment Agency to publish full details of the information obtained from its monitoring or recruitment by specific employers, but a summary of such information in respect of the Belfast Telegraph if contained in the 11th annual report of the agency, a copy of which is available in the Library.