§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Joint Schengen Authority information web page will be fully operational. [158758]
§ Mrs. RocheI understand that the Joint Supervisory Authority, the independent body which oversees the operation of the Schengen Information System, presently maintains a web page providing information about its activities to members of the public.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on his policy towards retaining Schengen Information System material on domestic files after completion of the spot check; [158756]
(2) what public information campaign he plans to launch about the Schengen Information System. [158754]
§ Mrs. RocheWe have established a programme to take forward the introduction of the Schengen information System to the United Kingdom. These are both matters I would expect to see the programme address in due course.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on UK participation in Schengen Information System inspections; and what assessment he has made of the report of 9 September 1999. [158759]
§ Mrs. RocheIt is the Department's policy to be fully involved with the Schengen evaluation process, including consideration of any reports that emerge from such evaluations. If the hon. Member will give me further details of the document in question, I will explore the matter further.