§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases against his Department, and the agencies for which it is responsible have been brought to employment tribunals in each year since 1997 in relation to(a) equal pay, (b) sex discrimination, (c) race
(A) and (B) Settling and contesting claims £000 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total Settlement Cost 3 000 5,000 0 11,293 47,500 15,148 19,800 101,741 Contesting Claims 4 700 117,374 0 23,185 32,386 19,773 7,700 205,118 Total: 7 700 122,374 0 34,478 79,886 34,921 27,500 306,859 Note: Settlement and contesting costs not avails ble for one case in 2000 and 2001 and 2003