§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints were registered against his176W Department and its predecessor Departments in (a) 1990 to 1996 and (b) 1997 to 2002; how many are current; and what proportion were (i) taken up and (ii) upheld by the parliamentary ombudsman in those periods. [51589]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 22 April 20021]: Information on the total number of complaints registered against the Ministry of Defence is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Information on complaints submitted to the parliamentary ombudsman is contained in the ombudsman's annual reports, copies of which are available in the Library of the House or on the ombudsman's website at www.ombudsman.org.uk.