§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many decisions by his Department were challenged through judicial review in Session 1995–96; and in how many cases(a) the Department's decision was upheld by the court, (b) the court found for the applicant, (c) the Department submitted to the judgment and (d) the Department appealed successfully against the judicial review decision. [14372]
§ Mr. SoamesFive decisions were challenged through judicial review in the Session 1995–96.
My Department's decision was upheld by the court in one case; in another case the petitioner was refused leave to move for judicial review; and, in a third, the petitioner withdrew the application, after being given leave. Two further cases had yet to be considered by the court at the end of the Session. In one of these the application for leave had not yet been heard, and in the other it was substantive application that had not yet been heard.
There were no cases in which the court found for the applicant. There were, therefore, no cases in which the question of an appeal by my Department arose.