To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what occasions (a) he and (b) departmental Ministers have been requested to appear before committees of (i) devolved institutions and (ii) the European Parliament since 2004; on what topic in each case; how many and what proportion of such requests were accepted; and if he will make a statement. (111578)

The information is as follows.

(i) A review of management information systems from both the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly has identified that no Home Office Minister has attended a Committee of either institution since 2004. In both instances, no record is kept of the number of requests made to Home Office Ministers to attend such committees. Such information could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.

(ii) Ministers in the Department occasionally attend committees of the European Parliament in the course of official business. However, no record is kept of the number of requests made to Home Office Ministers to attend such committees. Such information could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.