HL Deb 26 July 2000 vol 616 c55WA
Lord Peston

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they intend to publish the report of the 1998 Joint (Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Home Office) Study on entry clearance. [HL3557]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The 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 noble Lords 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.