To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints of bullying have been investigated in his Department in the last 12 months; and how many complaints have been upheld. (134818)

The information currently held centrally by the Department is the number of complaints of bullying investigated by the Departments central team of investigators.

During the last 12 months (for the period April 2006 to March 2007) the Department for Work and Pensions central team of investigators has received 102 complaints of bullying of which 32 were upheld.