§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the recent Home Office report on refugees; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for his decision.
§ Mr. HowardThe report is currently being revised and will be published in due course.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the newsletter published in April 1993 which gave an outline of the refugee study being undertaken by the Home Office research unit in collaboration with Salford university.
§ Mr. HowardI am placing a copy of this newsletter in the Library.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the outcome of his inquiries, in relation to the methodology of the Home Office research unit's refugee study, undertaken in collaboration with Salford university, as to how the interpreters were selected; what training they received; and what were their qualifications for the job.
§ Mr. HowardConcerns about the methodology of this study, including the selection, training and qualifications of interpreters, are currently being reviewed with the authors. No conclusions have yet been reached.