§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 27 January 2000,Official Report, column 278W, on driving licences (a) what confirmation of details for the purposes of a driving licence application the Immigration and Nationality Department is prepared to offer those whose cases have yet to be finalised by them and (b) how long on average it took the 149W Immigration and Nationality Department to issue such information of details in response to (i) a written request and (ii) a telephone request in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [108068]
§ Mrs. RocheFurther to the answer I gave on 31 January 1999 to my hon. Friend, as the Immigration and Nationality Directorate is not the issuing authority of an applicant's identity document, they are not in a position to offer any confirmation of their proof of identity.