§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in theOfficial Report for each of the last 10 years (a) the number of complaints made against his Department to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, (b) the number of complaints upheld and (c) the action he took on(b).
§ Mr. ForthThe number of complaints(a) made and (b) upheld for the last 10 years is as follows:
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Year (a) complaints made (b) complaints upheld 1989 1— 1— 1988 26 — 1987 21 1 1986 10 2 1985 13 1 1984 13 1 1983 15 — 1982 14 4
Year (a) complaints made (b) complaints upheld 1981 15 — 1980 19 1 1 Figures not yet available. When the PCA upholds a complaint, it is departmental practice to provide an appropriate remedy, agreed with the PCA.