HC Deb 08 November 2000 vol 356 c252W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the investigation into leaks from the SIRENE bureaux in 1997 has identified the(a) source of the leaks and (b) recipient; and if he will make a statement. [136468]

Mrs. Roche

The particular circumstances of this breach of security are a matter for the Belgian authorities, whose investigations are continuing. The Government attach the highest importance to the maintenance of the security arrangements at the SIRENE bureaux. The integrity of the arrangements is vital to international judicial and law enforcement co-operation.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he has taken to ensure that the UK element of Schengen Information System-connected databases is of identical format to other connected databases. [136469]

Mrs. Roche

Arrangements for the United Kingdom's connection to the Central Schengen Information System database are still under consideration.