§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he plans to publish the report of the 1998 Joint (Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Home Office) Study on entry clearance. [132740]
§ Mr. VazThe Joint Study report on entry clearance has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. The Study was conducted between January and April 1998, by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office, Cabinet Office and Treasury. Its conclusions led to the establishment of the new Joint Entry Clearance Unit (JECU) as part of the Government's wider commitment to providing a 'fairer, faster and firmer' entry clearance process. The study report may be of interest to Members in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding agreed between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office, which was placed in the Libraries on 7 June.