§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development 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. [41107]
§ Clare ShortDetails of the number of cases DFID (there are no agencies) has defended in industrial tribunals and court cases since 1997, and showing the numbers of outcomes in our favour are contained in the table.
Industrial tribunal cases Court cases Numbers concluded in DFID's favour 1997 1 0 1 1998 1 0 1 1999 0 0 n/a 2000 1 0 On-going 2001 1 0 On-going The Department pays for on-going legal advice by arrangement with Scottish Executive/Treasury Solicitor etc. However, there are no central records of the costs.