National Criminal Intelligence Service

HC Deb 03 February 2004 vol 417 cc803-4W

Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many allegations of corruption received by the National Criminal Intelligence Service have resulted in NCIS reporting these allegations to authorities in a foreign jurisdiction. [151381]

Caroline Flint

There are currently nine entries on the Register of reported allegations. On one occasion National Criminal Intelligence Service has, on behalf of a UK police force, made an enquiry in a foreign jurisdiction relating to one of these allegations.

Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the National Criminal Intelligence Service(a) has provided and (b) is intending to produce a problem profile of the offence of bribery of a foreign public official. [151382]

Caroline Flint

The National Criminal Intelligence Service has not provided a problem profile on the specific subject of bribery of foreign public officials, although the issue of corruption is discussed in a number of the wider assessments. There are no current plans for a specific assessment on this topic.