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Written question asked by Lord Low of Dalston (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 October 2007.


Equality

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:In what cases in the past five years the Secretary of State for Justice, or the Home Secretary before the creation of the Ministry of Justice, has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in any of Her Majesty's Prisons on the grounds of (a) race, (b) sex, and (c) disability; and what were the outcomes of those cases.
Answer

The Prison Service does not record cases in the form required. Many claimants will claim under one or more of the headings, but not necessarily as the primary cause of action. To provide the information would involve a manual search through thousands of files.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5682; 695 c181WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Civil proceedings Discrimination Prisoners Prisons
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk