Immigration and Nationality Directorate: Country Assessments

HL Deb 02 March 1999 vol 597 cc181-2WA

Baroness Turner of Camden

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they expect to make available the first revisions of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate's country assessments. [HL1350]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Revised country assessments were made available to caseworkers during December 1998 and January 1999. They will be made publicly available on the Home Office Internet site within the next few weeks and copies placed in the Library. The assessments are all sourced to information obtained from independent external sources and from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The assessments have been reformatted to take account of many comments received from various representative bodies and asylum interest groups (the consultative group).