To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are taken to ascertain the accuracy of information supplied by another country suggesting that an individual applying for a visa to enter the United Kingdom may be a security risk to that other country; and what account is taken of such information in determining an individual's visa application. [36851]

Any information supplied by another government in relation to a United Kingdom visa application at the respective British Mission would be carefully evaluated, including against the background of the information available on the visa application. Any information would be given appropriate weight when deciding the application under the requirements of the Immigration Rules.