Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the letter of 8 November from the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, what steps his Department is discussing with the Ministry of Justice to enhance the efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of the employment tribunal system.

The Ministry of Justice and BEIS have introduced several measures to maximise capacity and efficiency in the Employment Tribunal to help respond to demand. This includes greater investment in Acas (to avoid the need for cases going to Tribunal) and greater support to ensure that those that do go to Tribunal are heard more quickly. For example, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister has recently announced an extra £2.85 million investment in the Employment Tribunal this year, allowing up to 1,700 more cases to come before judges by the end of March 2023.