HC Deb 18 July 1997 vol 298 c382W
Ms Hodge

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many decisions by his Department were challenged by way of judicial review in each Parliamentary session since 1994–95; and if he 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. [7834]

Angela Eagle

Figures are available for the former Department of Transport for the calendar years 1995 and 1996, and for 1997 so far, as follows:

whichever is later, where no such terms exist. Information on payment performance for the current financial year could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Government will publish a league table of departmental payment performance for 1996–97 in the autumn.