§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what amounts of money have been paid out by(a) his Department and (b)executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organizations for which he is accountable to Parliament, to how many staff or former staff in respect of (i) alleged equal opportunities breaches which do not proceed to tribunals or courts and (ii) equal opportunities breaches which proceeded to tribunals or courts in (1) the current year and (2) the two previous years. [22501]
§ Mr. HoramIn the current year, the Department paid out a total of £10,032.88 following two cases of alleged equal opportunities breaches. One case involved a former member of departmental staff which proceeded to an industrial tribunal where it was settled in the sum of £9,032,88 before the case concluded. The second case involved a former member of staff in an executive agency. This case was settled in the sum of £1,000 prior to proceeding to an industrial tribunal.
There are no cases recorded in the Department and its executive agencies in the previous two years. Comprehensive figures are not readily available for the non-departmental public bodies.