§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to commission research into the use of(a) tape recording and (b) video cameras for the purpose of recording interviews carried out by immigration officers. [29666]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThere are no plans to record interviews with passengers seeking entry at the primary port controls. I have, however, commissioned a feasibility study into the potential use of tape recording for asylum interviews, whether at ports or in country. A working group is due to report back to me later this year.