HL Deb 17 March 2003 vol 646 c7WA
The Earl of Northesk

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Answer by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 4 March (HL Deb, col. 707), to which databases, other than those of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Passport Service, the URU service (an online identity checking service) has access. [HL2042]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The URU service is not a government service but a commercial service provided by BT. It does not have access to the databases of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency or the United Kingdom (UK) Passport Service. I have written to the noble Earl to provide him with the name and address of a contact in BT who can provide him with more information about the URU service.