Joint Entry Clearance Unit

HL Deb 12 June 2000 vol 613 c190WA

Baroness Gould of Potternewton

asked Her Majety's Government:

Whether they will provide further information about the Joint Entry Clearance Unit. [HL2717]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

As my honourable friend the Minister of State for Europe said in another place on 20 March 2000 (Official Report, cols. 833–836), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of the Joint Entry Clearance unit (the JECU). Copies of the document have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses. This week the JECU has moved to its new offices at 89 Albert Embankment. By bringing together Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office expertise in a single unit, it will provide a better co-ordinated and more effective service to entry clearance applicants. More information about the new unit, including contact numbers within it, will be circulated to noble Lords.