HL Deb 14 November 2000 vol 619 cc29-30WA
Baroness Anelay of St Johns

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many County Court summonses had been issued against the New Millennium Experience Company as at:

  1. (a) 31 May;
  2. (b) 30 June;
  3. (c) 31 July;
  4. (d) 31 August; and
  5. (e) 30 September. [HL4174]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that, prior to June 2000, the company did not keep a central record of County Court summonses. On receipt, such summonses were dealt with by the individuals within NMEC's Finance Department whose responsibilities covered the supplier in question. Once the summonses were received and resolved, the papers were filed in the individual supplier file and not logged on to a central database. To identify those summonses manually could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.

A central record has been kept since 1 June and the summonses issued since then are as follows:

Number of claims Number of claims resolved
As at 30 June 7 7
As at 31 July 15 15
As at 31 August 9 9
As at 30 September 6 6
Total 37 37