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Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 March 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 April 2006. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 April 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Data Protection

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations the Government have made to the EU about the level of access to visa information service data proposed for the UK.
Answer

UK officials attend various EU Council Working Groups in which the Visa Information System (VIS) is discussed, the main one of which is the Visa Working Group. UK officials have also met separately with EU Commission representatives to discuss the UK's access to elements of VIS data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
445 c287W;445 c287W; 63825
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Databases Entry clearances Visas
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk