HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 c367W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he decided to hold the photographs on driving licences in digital form; and when Parliament was first informed of the decision.

Mr. Norris

My hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Sir K. Carlisle) stated in reply to a question by the hon. Member on 9 June 1992,Official Report, column 115, that digitalised photographs of drivers will eventually form part of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's driver record.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the chapters of the study, referred to in the document "Photographs on Driving Licences", which relate to his Department's study into the main privacy issues; and if the study will be accessible to individuals using procedures established to meet the requirements of the code of practice on access to Government information.

Mr. Norris

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to his question on 25 November 1994,Official Report, column 474.