Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to review the effect of the introduction of fees for employment tribunals.

Small businesses can be hamstrung by unfounded employment tribunal claims and taxpayers should not have to pick up the £74 million bill for running the service.

We have made sure fee waivers are available for those who cannot afford to pay, as well as diverting people away from potentially acrimonious hearings, where possible, through a new early conciliation scheme which has already been used by 37,000 people in its first six months.

The Government has committed to review Employment Tribunal fees but believes this is better determined by the new Administration following the Election.