HL Deb 16 July 2002 vol 637 c136WA
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of the annual expenditure of the Equal Opportunities Commission was spent on law enforcement over the last five years for which records are available. [HL5021]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

The annual expenditure of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) on law enforcement for the last five years, including advice and support to individual cases and lobbying campaigns on legal matters for which records are available, is as follows:

  • 1998–99: £1,406,649
  • 1999–00: £1,439,848
  • 2000–01: £1,559,044
  • 2001–02: £1,353,559
  • 2002–03: £1,218,115

Details of the commission's expenditure are publicly available from the commission.