§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. RifkindThe number of complaints(a) made and (b) upheld for the last 10 years is as follows:
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(a) Complaints made (b) Complaints upheld 1989–90 1— 1— 1988–89 17 nil 1987–88 12 nil 1986–87 18 nil 1985–86 8 nil 1984–85 10 2 1983–84 15 2 1982–83 13 2
(a) Complaints made (b) Complaints upheld 1981–82 14 1 1980–81 17 4 General Register Office (Scotland) Nil except: 1983–84 2 nil Scottish Courts Administration Nil except: 1988–89 1 nil 1 Figures not available. When the Parliamentary Commissioner upholds a complaint it is departmental practice to provide an appropriate remedy.