§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. Peter WalkerThe number of complaints(a) made and (b) upheld for the last 10 years is as follows:
(a) complaints made (b) complaints upheld 1989–90 1 1 1988–89 9 — 1987–88 6 — 1986–87 7 — 1985–86 6 — 1984–85 6 — 1983–84 6 — 1982–83 4 — 1981–82 9 — 1980–81 6 2 1Figures not yet available. When the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration upholds a complaint it is departmental practice to provide an appropriate remedy.