§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many cases against the Department, the agencies for which it is responsible and its predecessor organisations have been brought to employment tribunals in each year since 1997 in relation to(a) equal pay, (b) sex discrimination, (c) race discrimination, (d) disability discrimination and (e) unfair dismissal; how many cost awards were made against (i) respondents and (ii) applicants; and how much has been spent (A) settling and (B) contesting claims. [181461]
§ Mr. Lammy [pursuant to his reply, 12 July 2004, Official Report, c. 972W]I listed in my previous answer the total number of cases in respect of each type issued since 1997. This answer failed to list the numbers of cases by year. The breakdown of those cases by type and year is shown in the following table.
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating on all new court buildings. Lord Filkin has also overseen the development of a staff training programme that will increase awareness within the Department of sustainability issues.
Looking more widely, my Department has a commitment to achieve sustainability in the delivery of its business through achieving its Public Service Agreement targets. These include ensuring effective delivery of justice, ensuring a fair and effective system of civil law, reducing social exclusion and increasing customer choice in legal services.