Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what year will each person entitled to an employment tribunal fee refund have received one.

The MoJ is committed to allowing every person who is entitled to a refund to apply for one.

We are unable to predict the year in which all of the refunds will have been made. This is because it is dependent on those eligible coming forward to claim a refund.

We have taken a wide range of proactive steps to publicise the refund scheme, including through the gov.uk website, letters to parliamentarians, and information disseminated through partners such as trades unions, the Law Society and the Citizens Advice. From April 2018, we wrote to everyone entitled to a refund and who had not yet applied, as well as interested MPs, to ensure they were aware of the scheme and how to apply. We will continue to monitor the progress of the refund scheme going forward.