§ 16. Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities currently exist for exchanges of information between the national police computer and other computerised information storage and retrieval systems; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe police national computer receives from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre particulars of vehicles and their keepers and of people disqualified from driving. It notifies the centre, in a similar manner, of vehicles reported to have been stolen.
§ Mr. HuckfieldIs the Home Secretary aware that the House has not yet heard a comprehensive statement of what is stored in the computerised files of the national police computer? Even if the right hon. Gentleman cannot accept the need for the public to have access to the storage systems, does he agree that some kind of inspection should be made on behalf of the public to verify that this is the only information being stored?
§ Mr. WhitelawI assure the hon. Gentleman that it is. I shall consider what he says.
§ Mr. DickensWill the Home Secretary explain how petrol stations are able to gain details of people's driving records through information left on slips when credit card sales are made? I know that this has happened.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe Home Secretary today seems to have many responsibilities. I doubt whether the matter to which my hon. Friend's question relates falls within them.