§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the current requirements for the acquisition of a visa for entry into the United Kingdom will be affected by the proposed article 100c (1) of the treaty of Rome.
§ Mr. Charles WardleArticle 100c ( 1 ) will transfer into the competence of the European Community the determination of the third countries whose nationals are to be subject to a visa requirement for the crossing of external frontiers of member states. Decisions under the article, which will be taken by unanimity until the end of 1995 and by qualified majority voting thereafter, will depend on the outcome of discussions within the Community and cannot be predicted at this stage. The United Kingdom, like all member states, will be under an obligation to align its national visa requirements with such decisions.
§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what alterations he proposes to(a) asylum policy and (b) immigration policy in the light of article K I of the treaty on European union.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe chapter of the treaty dealing with co-operation in the fields of justice and home affairs, of which Article K1 forms part, will provide a new framework for intergovernmental discussions on these subjects but leave them within national competence. Of itself, therefore, the article does not entail alterations to the United Kingdom's policies on immigration and asylum.
§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what forms of co-operation he will propose in the area of combating international fraud under article K1 (5) of the treaty on European union.