Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget was for the Employment Tribunal Service in each year from 2010-11 to 2020-21.

The gross budget for the Employment Tribunal Service in each year since the 2010-11 financial year is as follows:

2010/11 - £60.9m

2011/12 - £62.6m

2012/13 - £58.0m

2103/14 - £53.4m

2014/15 - £50.9m

2015/16 - £51.2m

2016/17 - £41.4m

2017/18 - £52.4m

2018/19 - £56.3m

2019/20 - £66.2m

*2020/21 - £70.8m

These figures are for costs only, and exclude fees received and overheads of the tribunal.

*The figure for the current 2020-21 financial year is provisional and may be subject to change.