§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many complaints of(a) victimisation, (b) unfairness and (c) discrimination have been made in respect of Companies House in each of the last two years; how many have gone to (a) appeal and (b) tribunal; how many have been settled; and in each case what was the cost involved. [39533]
Mr. John M. TaylorI have asked the chief executive of Companies House executive agency to reply to the hon. Member directly.
Letter from John S. Holden to Mr. Rhodri Morgan, dated 24 My 1996:
In response to your recent Parliamentary Question to the President of the Board of Trade, I trust the following information is helpful.The table summaries formal complaints made during the last two years (to July 1996) at Companies House.
Year 1 Year 2 Appeal Tribunal Settled Victimisation — 2 1 — — Unfairness 1 1 2 — 2 Discrimination — 1 1 — 1 Apart from internal management time and costs associated with investigation, appeal and legal advice no other costs have been incurred to date. Two cases remain to be settled and any potential cost involved in settlement has not yet been finalised.