§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will produce a breakdown of the reasons given for complaints made against the police, in each of the years 1990 to 1994. [6278]
§ Mr. Maclean[holding answer 18 December]: Information on the reasons for complaints recorded by the police is shown in the table. Figures for the Metropolitan police are available only for 1992 onwards.
§ Mr. WardellTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of service that the pensions appeal tribunals (England and Wales) service provides to appellants from Wales. [5766]
Mr. EvansThe level of service provided to those wishing to have their appeal heard in Cardiff has been adversely affected since May 1995, when the independent tribunal service indicated that it was no longer in a position to allow the pensions appeal tribunals to use its premises in Cardiff. Hearings will, however, resume in south Wales in February 1996, at Cardiff county court. The Court Service is actively looking for additional 1013W locations in south Wales to reduce backlogs. Cases from south Wales, where the appellant has indicated that he or she does not wish to attend the hearing, are dealt with at hearing centres outside Wales to enable them to be dealt with more quickly.
Hearings for appellants from north Wales have always been held at Chester. From January 1996, the number of hearings at Chester will be doubled.
My Department keeps the service provided to appellants in Wales, as elsewhere, under review.
§ Mr. WardellTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the sites in Wales at which the Court Service's pensions appeal tribunals (England and Wales) were held prior to May 1995. [5764]
Mr. EvansPrior to May 1995, the pensions appeal tribunals conducted hearings at the premises of the independent tribunal service at Oxford house, Hill street, the Hayes, Cardiff.