House of Lords written question – answered at on 27 September 2000.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress they have made in relation to the proposed pilot study for financial bonds for visitors.
After consultations with the Home Office, I can announce that we are unable to proceed with the scheme for the present.
Development work on detailed proposals for the pilot study has identified a number of difficult practical issues. In particular, moves toward a more flexible approach to the operation of the immigration control--including the introduction of new IT systems for issuing visas at posts overseas--have frustrated attempts to design a simple and effective scheme for providing a bond facility for visitors, and for recording their entry to and departure from the UK.
The planned pilot study in Manila and Casablanca will therefore not proceed.
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