§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what rules or guidance her Department has to govern the(a) formal and (b) informal interaction between her civil servants and commercial lobbyists. [66207]
Number of appeals heard Number of appeals upheld Number of appeals dismissed Year Retained Wholetime Retained Wholetime Retained Wholetime 1994 8 5 3 3 5 2 1995 5 2 2 2 3 — 1996 2 3 1 3 1 — 1997 6 5 4 3 2 2 1998 5 3 4 2 1 1 The hon. Member should note that 44 cases in total were heard, 27 of which were upheld and 17 dismissed.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many appeals under article 62 of the Firemen's Pension Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 1973 have been heard in each of the last five years in respect of(a) full-time firemen and (b) retained firemen; and in how many cases the appeal was decided in favour of the fireman. [66442]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyOne appeal under article 62 of the Fireman Pension Scheme Order (NI) 1973 has been heard in the last 5 years (in 1994).
54Wbe made Queen's Counsel, (b) the number of successful applicants and (c) of (a) and (b), how many were (i) women, (ii) from ethnic minorities, (iii) below the age of 38, (iv) over the age of 50 and (v) solicitiors. [66952]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyI refer my hon. Friend to an answer given by the Prime Minister on 27 July 1998,Official Report, column 4, to my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice).