§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many findings there have been of maladministration by ombudsmen with responsibility for agencies under the remit of his Department since 1997. [56300]
§ Ruth KellyInformation on the handling of complaints is set out in tabular form by the parliamentary ombudsman each year as an attachment to his annual report. For90W those complaints where there was evidence of maladministration which warranted a full investigation, the table sets out how many complaints were upheld as being fully or partially justified. Copies of the parliamentary ombudsman's annual reports for the period 1997–98 to 2000–01 inclusive can be viewed in the House Library, or on the parliamentary ombudsman's website at www.dbmudsman.org.uk.