Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many complaints have been referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman relating to decisions by Ofsted in the last year for which information is available; how many such complaints were investigated; and how many such complaints were not investigated because they were ultra vires in respect of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's powers.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman publish statistical information on their performance in their Annual Report and Resource Accounts which are laid before Parliament. I have asked the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to write to the Hon. Member with further detail on the specific questions raised. Copies of the reply will be placed in the House Library.