§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current volume of data items exchanged between his Department and her Majesty's Customs and Excise; and what are the expected future volumes if the Government data network is fully implemented.
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§ Mr. HurdThe only computer data supplied to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise by the Home Office is information on vehicle keepers — about 4,000 cases a week — provided on behalf of the Department of Transport as an inquiry-only service on the vehicle keepers index held on the police national comupter. There are no plans for any other exchange of computer data between the Home Office and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The volume of data transfers is not expected to change as a result of the possible use of the proposed Government data network by the police national computer unit.