§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make an immediate offer of political asylum to Mr. Henry Olonga. [105413]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 28 March 2003]: The duty of confidentiality does not allow me to disclose in a written answer whether an individual has applied for asylum, nor the actual or likely outcome of any claim. This is provided for in the Code of Practice on Access to government Information Part 2 (Sub Section 12).