§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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. Peter LloydThe consultative document issued by the Department of Health in February, in the light of this case, recorded the Government's view that the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights applied only to social services records. Consideration is currently being given to the question of whether it has any implications for personal records for which my Department has responsibility.