HC Deb 09 March 1992 vol 205 cc419-20W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will update the table given in his answer of 2 April 1990,Official Report, column 497, to the hon. Member for Gower (Sir A. Meyer) about the number of complaints made against his Department to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

Miss Widdecombe

Information for the latest years for which figures are available is in the table.

Complaints against the Department of Social Security
Complaints1 made Complaints1 upheld
1990 200 38
1989 223 36
1 Source: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration annual reports 1989–90.