European Union - Fortieth Report

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 11 July 2006.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

Foreword—What this Report is about

Chapter 1: Introduction

Background

Transparency and accountability

The position of the other nineteen Member States

Matters discussed at Heiligendamm

Chapter 2: Police access to Eurodac and VIS

Eurodac

The Visa Information System (VIS)  

Chapter 3: Data Protection

The Principle of Availability

Volte-face at Heiligendamm

Negotiation of the Data Protection Framework Decision

Chapter 4: Conclusions and recommendations

Transparency and accountability

Police access to Eurodac and VIS

Principle of Availability and Data Protection  

Appendix 1: Sub-Committee F (Home Affairs)

Appendix 2: Minutes of Proceedings on the Report

Appendix 3: List of Witnesses

Appendix 4: Correspondence with the Home Secretary

Appendix 5: Conclusions of the Heiligendamm meeting

Appendix 6: Other reports

Oral Evidence

Wednesday 7 June 2006

Wednesday 14 June 2006

Wednesday 28 June 2006

Written Evidence

Department for Constitutional Affairs, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Mr Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor

Oral Evidence (7 June 2006)

Statewatch, Mr Tony Bunyan

Written Evidence

Oral Evidence (14 June 2006)

Home Office, Ms Joan Ryan MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Mr Peter Storr, Director, International Directorate

Oral Evidence (28 June 2006)

Written Evidence

JUSTICE

Note: References in the text of the Report are as follows:

(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence

(p) refers to a page of written evidence

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