Clause 14
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [Lords]
4:00 pm
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (also in the Home Office), Home Office; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman raises a good point, which was also made in the other place. The information to which I refer is customs information, but he refers to a wider point, which is very valid but is outside the clause’s scope, relating to information from watch lists activity. Parking or speeding offences are certainly not covered, otherwise I imagine that the immigration Minister would be in serious trouble at this point in time—although perhaps not at another point in time. More seriously, the watch lists relate to the criminal watch lists from our security forces, but they do not relate to the aspect of information under discussion. The hon. Gentleman’s point is valid, but it is not directly relevant.