§ Mr. David ShawTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what amounts of money have been paid out by(a) his Department and (b) executive agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations 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. [22508]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe DTI, non-departmental public bodies and other organisations sponsored by the DTI—excluding those sponsored by the Office of Science and Technology and the DTI's executive agencies—for which I am accountable have not made any payments in respect of equal opportunities breaches over the past three years.
The chief executives of DTI executive agencies will respond direct to the hon. Member.
It would involve disproportionate cost to provide a response in respect of the NDPBs sponsored by OST.
Letter from P. R. S. Hartnack to Mr. David Shaw, dated 28 March 1996:
I am responding for the Patent Office to your question to the President of the Board of Trade about amounts of money paid out in respect of equal opportunities breaches. No money has been paid out by the Patent Office for alleged, or actual, breaches of equal opportunities legislation since the Office was established as an executive agency in 1990.Letter from D. Durham to Mr. David Shaw, dated 28 March 1996:
You recently asked the President of the Board of Trade about amounts of money that have been paid out by Executive Agencies to staff because of alleged equal opportunities breaches whether or not they have been taken to tribunals or courts. I am replying as Chief Executive of Companies House.This Agency is very aware of its responsibilities under the equal opportunities regime and to date we have not had to make any such payments.Letter from Peter Joyce to Mr. David Shaw, dated 28 March 1996:
727WThe President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question concerning the payments made to existing and/or former members of staff in respect of alleged equal opportunities breaches which did not proceed to tribunals or courts and equal opportunities breaches which proceeded to tribunals or courts.The Insolvency Service assumed responsibility for matters relating to equal opportunities on 1 January 1995. Since that date no payments have been made to any person previously or currently employed by The Service in respect of equal opportunities breaches, alleged or otherwise.Letter from Jim Norton to Mr. David Shaw, dated 28 March 1996:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what amounts of money have been paid out 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.The Radiocommunications Agency has not paid any money to any staff in respect of equal opportunities breaches.Letter from R. D. Worswick to Mr. David Shaw, dated 26 March 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply to your question about discrimination payments with respect to the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC).LGC has not paid out, either in the current financial year or the two previous years, any money 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 court.Letter from Seton Bennett to Mr. David Shaw, dated 28 March 1996:
The President of the Board of Trade has asked me to reply on behalf of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory to your question about payments to staff or former staff in respect of equal opportunities breaches. I am pleased to be able to say that this Agency has not made any such payment, nor have we had any cases of alleged equal opportunities breaches in either of the categories in your question.