§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 6 April 1998,Official Report, columns 31–32, if he will place a copy of the instructions to the Immigration Service and his Department's staff on dealing with immigration cases on the Internet. [50228]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienFurther to my announcement of 6 April 1998,Official Report, columns 31–32, I am pleased to announce that a copy of the disclosable version of four of the six volumes of the Immigration Directorates' Instructions (IDIs) is being placed on the Internet. The material is subject to periodic review and revision.
The Government are committed to ensuring that these instructions are as widely available as possible and arrangements are also in hand to place a paper-based copy of the IDIs at various selected sites around the United Kingdom. This will provide an alternative means of access for those without direct access to the Internet. I will arrange for a copy of the list containing details of the selected sites to be placed in the Library and on the Internet.