§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases(a) her Department and (b) its agencies have defended in (i) industrial tribunals and (ii) the courts in each year since 1997; how many were concluded in their favour; and what the total cost to his Department of litigation was in each year. [41115]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe Department for Education and Skills (DfES), and its predecessor the Department for Education and Employment and the Employment Service, defended the following Employment Tribunals in the years from 1997:
Cases Concluded in Department's favour 1997 3 2 1998 4 4 1999 1 1 2000 — — 2001 — — 2002 — — The total cost to the Department of defending Employment Tribunal cases each year is not available.
The DfES has no agencies.