§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what conclusions he has reached on the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Graham Gaskin for people seeking access to personal records for which he has responsibility and what action he intends to take.
§ Mr. ForthThe consultation document issued by the Department of Health on the implications of the Graham Gaskin judgment took the view that the application of the judgment should be restricted to social services records. Some of the responses queried this interpretation. We are therefore considering whether there are any implications for educational records.