HC Deb 13 July 1992 vol 211 cc493-4W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 16 June,Official Report, column 428, whether inquiries made by anyone other than the subject of the record cause such temporary records to be retained; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

It is whether inquiries have been made by the Security Service since the coming into force of the Security Service Act 1989 which determines whether temporary records need to be retained for tribunal purposes in order to comply with the view of the Security Service Commissioner.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the Security Service's policy in relation to temporary records made since the coming into effect of the Security Service Act 1989 after they become more than three years old.

Property Type Number of units Period vacant months Future use
Haverlock house. Forest Hill Flat 1 15 Awaiting allocation
Flat 1 11 Awaiting allocation
Flat 1 10 Awaiting allocation
Flat 1 9 Awaiting allocation
Flat 1 8 Awaiting allocation
Flat 2 6 Awaiting allocation
The Hermitage, Forest Hill Flat 1 2 On offer
Flat 1 1 week Awaiting allocation
Moore house, Willow way, Sydenham Flat 1 13 Under review
Flat 1 9 Under review
Flat 1 5 Under review
Flat 1 2 weeks Under review
103 Ronver road House 1 8 On offer
44 Ravensbourne park House 1 9 On offer
10 Forestholme close House 1 7 On offer
21 Forestholme close House 1 3 On offer
1 Arne walk House 1 3 weeks Under review
44 Longton grove House 1 5 On offer

Ms. Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a list of empty residential properties in the London borough of Lewisham in the ownership of his Department, the type of accommodation available and how long each property has been vacant; and what is the intended future use.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

There are no empty residential properties owned by the Department in the London borough of Lewisham.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

If they have not by that time been converted into permanent files, or destroyed because no inquiries had been made on the subject since the coming into force of the Act, such temporary records are retained for the purposes of the complaints tribunal.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many records in the categories referred to in paragraph 24 of the Security Service Commissioner's report for 1991 (Cm 1946) have not been destroyed.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

In cases where no inquiries have been made since the coming into force of the 1989 Act, the Security Service's policy, in accordance with the view of the commissioner, is that no files in the cateogories referred to should be retained.

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