HC Deb 17 July 1997 vol 298 c316W
Ms Hodge

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) on how many occasions since 1994–95 legislation has been introduced by the department(a) to remove effects of judicial review decisions and (b) to implement them; [7840]

(2) how many decisions by her Department were challenged by way of judicial review in each Parliamentary session since 1994–95; and if she will list in how many cases (a) the Department's decision was upheld, (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. [7868]

Mr. Paul Murphy

This information is not readily available in the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments as no central record is kept of applications for judicial reviews.