HC Deb 03 February 2004 vol 417 cc787-8W
Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for mutual legal assistance his Department has received for corruption offences since November 1997; from which countries these requests came; when they were received; and how long it took for his Department to process each request. [151316]

Caroline Flint

The United Kingdom is committed to assist its international partners in the fight against corruption and has recently signed the UN Convention Against Corruption. The UK Central Authority (UKCA) in the Home Office has processed a number of such cases during the period in question. However, the more detailed statistics sought by the hon. Member are not available as UKCA does not currently collate them in a manner that can produce data according to offence type.