To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many claims were made to tribunals under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 for each year since 1979; how many separate employers were involved; how many of those claims were successful; and what was the average amount of compensation awarded in each year.
The details where available are as follows:
| Year | Applications under Sex Discrimination Act 1975 | Successful applications | Median award compensation £ |
| 1979 | 277 | n/a | n/a |
| 1980 | 486 | n/a | n/a |
| 1981 | 296 | n/a | n/a |
| 1982 | 406 | n/a | n/a |
Year
| Applications under Sex Discrimination Act 1975
| Successful applications
| Median award compensation £
|
| 1983 | 353 | n/a | n/a |
| 1984–85 | 376 | n/a | n/a |
| 1985–86 | 430 | 39 | 399 |
| 1986–87 | 612 | 48 | 625 |
| 1987–88 | 679 | 46 | 792 |
| 1988–89 | 903 | 78 | 499 |
| 1989–90 | 1,029 | 86 | 1,094 |
| 1990–91 | 1,936 | 78 | 1,142 |
| 1991–92 | 2,684 | 190 | 11,725 |
| 1992–93 | 4,816 | n/a | n/a |
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(The information is in financial years for the years after 1983.)
I regret that details of the number of separate employers are not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.