Complaints (Hansard, 4 April 1990)

HC Deb 04 April 1990 vol 170 c676W 676W

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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. Archie Hamilton
The 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 22 Nil

1987–88 11 Nil

1986–87 16 Nil

1985–86 17 1

1984–85 21 Nil

1983–84 20 Nil

1982–83 23 1

1981–82 28 1

1980–81 27 Nil

¹Figures not yet available.

When the PCA upholds a complaint it is departmental practice to provide an appropriate remedy.

	(a) complaints made	(b) complaints upheld
1989–90	¹—	¹—
1988–89	22	Nil
1987–88	11	Nil
1986–87	16	Nil
1985–86	17	1
1984–85	21	Nil
1983–84	20	Nil
1982–83	23	1
1981–82	28	1
1980–81	27	Nil
¹Figures not yet available.