§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the budget was for casework of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in each year since its formation. [168166]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has provided me with the following details:
Amount (£) 1999–2000 75,000 2000–01 75,000 2001–02 100,000 2002–03 115,000 2003–04 100,000
§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has supported on behalf of individuals in each year since its formation. [168167]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has provided me with the following details:
Cases 1999–2000 11 2000–01 15 2001–02 7 2002–03 10
§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost was of each case supported by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in each year since its formation. [168168]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has provided me with the following details:
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Amount (£) 1999–2000 126,520 3,000 7,527 128,179 6,545 7,500 750 375 3,750 1,700 176
Amount (£) 2000–01 18,047 165,700 3,967 411 100 110 250 176 470 235 1,469 2001–02 180,000 429 117 350 800 940 625 2002–03 1,087 500 180 294 15,400 5,500 300 220 1,175 470 2003–04 15,000 7,500 18,300 7,500 863 3,500 7,500 824 588 2,500 1,270 794 1,335 1,370 5000 1,935 1 Where a cost is marked incomplete, the case is either still ongoing or final costs have not been submitted. Similarly where the number of cases supported does not tally with the number of case costs listed, costs have not yet been submitted. It should also be noted that the costs associated with a case can be spread over several years and accrued accordingly in the annual accounts. Case costs vary as some are simply legal opinion or an intervention to the Court while other cases have been supported to the Court of Appeal, House of Lords or the European Court of Human Rights.