Unfair Dismissal Claims

Mr. Maclean
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for (a) small and medium enterprises and (b) larger companies the number of claims for unfair dismissal that were made after (i) two, (ii) three, (iii) four, (iv) five and (v) 10 years employment, in each of the three most recent years. [76668]

Mr. Byers
[holding answer 16 March 1999]: The information is not available in the form requested.