§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the High Court cases which he has lost since becoming Home Secretary and the amount of costs awarded against his Department in each case. [5405]
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 1 November 1996]Since May 1993, the Home Office has been involved in several thousand cases in the High Court. These cases include judicial review applications and writ actions. The Home Office has been successful in more than 90 per cent. of the judicial review cases. The detailed information requested is not readily available.