Industrial Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the current maximum, current average and the current minimum waiting time for cases to reach a hearing by industrial tribunals in the area covered by the (a) Leeds, (b) Nottingham and (c) Cardiff regional office of industrial tribunals; and what were the comparable waiting times in each of the last five years for which records are available;(2) what is the current maximum, current average and the current minimum waiting time for cases to reach a hearing by industrial tribunals in the area covered by the

(a) Southampton, (b) Bristol and (c) Bury St. Edmund's regional office of industrial tribunals; and what were the comparable waiting periods in each of the last five years for which records are available;

(3) what is the current maximum, current average and the current minimum waiting time for cases to reach a hearing by industrial tribunals in the area covered by the (a) Newcastle, (b) Manchester and (c) Birmingham regional office of industrial tribunals; and what were the comparable waiting times in each of the last five years for which records are available;

(4) what is the current maximum, current average and the current minimum waiting time for cases to reach a hearing by industrial tribunals in the area covered by the (a) London South and (b) London North regional office of industrial tribunals; and what were the comparable waiting times in each of the last five years for which records are available.

I regret that the information is not available in the precise form requested. The figures in the table show the percentage of applications coming to first hearing at art industrial tribunal within six, eight, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 26 weeks respectively of receipt of the application. The figures for the period 1 April to 15 October 1991 are provisional.

Region-period	Under (weeks)
	6	8	10	12	16	20	26
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	11	27	50	59	79	88	94
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	12	26	40	50	67	85	93
Bury St. Edmunds
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	0	1	5	9	30	48	76
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	1	10	21	34	55	76	88
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	9	22	41	54	74	84	92
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	8	27	46	60	78	85	90
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	9	29	47	61	79	85	93
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	7	24	43	62	77	85	93
Cardiff
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	2	6	14	28	55	72	87
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	1	7	18	28	54	71	86
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	4	14	29	45	65	72	86
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	5	18	32	45	68	80	93
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	8	28	44	56	81	93	97
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	22	37	54	63	78	85	88
Leeds
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	1	3	15	37	71	81	91
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	3	15	33	50	75	89	96
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	5	26	49	66	87	94	97
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	2	11	32	64	80	88	94
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	4	22	41	58	79	86	90
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	4	29	47	61	87	95	97
London North
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	1	3	15	26	49	61	77
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	1	6	13	25	47	62	78
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	5	19	31	44	65	75	85
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	4	15	26	36	49	79	91
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	10	26	41	54	71	83	90
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	7	20	33	46	60	79	88
London South
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	0	2	7	12	39	59	77
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	3	8	20	34	58	73	85
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	5	14	29	44	63	75	83
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	6	18	34	48	69	79	89
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	6	19	37	51	68	79	88
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	7	19	35	49	67	76	83
Manchester
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	1	4	8	13	32	66	81
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	2	10	21	41	60	82	93
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	6	21	42	56	78	89	94
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	4	18	49	63	83	91	96
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	2	14	37	52	68	75	84
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	3	23	51	66	82	89	93
Newcastle
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	0	2	2	5	18	47	74
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	1	6	21	35	54	72	85
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	3	13	27	40	67	81	91
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	8	24	38	51	76	87	94
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	10	24	39	52	65	74	83
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	6	15	25	34	48	80	97
Nottingham
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	3	13	27	38	55	71	83
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	4	14	35	48	64	78	93
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	3	20	34	44	62	70	94
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	8	28	47	59	79	88	93
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	5	31	48	66	85	91	94
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	3	20	38	51	73	88	94
Southampton
1 April 1991 to 15 October 1991	2	5	16	30	60	78	90
1 April 1990 to 31 March 1991	3	9	24	44	68	81	89
1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990	3	18	40	56	78	88	95
1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989	3	16	41	59	79	91	95
1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988	7	28	51	65	86	92	97
1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987	6	30	58	70	86	92	97

Volume 196: debated on Thursday 17 October 1991