§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many complaints were registered against her Department and its predecessor Departments in(a) 1990 to 1996 and (b) 1997 to 2002; how many are current; and what proportion were (i) taken up and (ii) upheld by the parliamentary ombudsman in those periods. [51585]
§ Clare ShortDetailed records of all complaints made against the Department are not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Details of cases taken up by the parliamentary ombudsman are contained in the ombudsman's annual reports, which are available in the Library of the House.