To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 321W, on travel restrictions, what the outcome of the discussions on the Government’s policy on exclusion with US officials was. (281930)

[holding answer 25 June 2009]: Following the bi-lateral meeting between UK and US officials, UK officials agreed in principle to provide further information to their US counterparts about the operation of the Government’s policy on exclusion in the event of future inquiries.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 321W, on travel restrictions, whether he received any representations from US officials about the inclusion on the list of foreign nationals barred from entry to the UK of (a) Michael Savage and (b) any other US citizen. (282340)

[holding answer 29 June 2009]: A bi-lateral meeting was held between UK and US officials following the publication of the list on 5 May 2009 to discuss the Government’s policy on exclusion on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour. Officials set out the background to the policy and Michael Savage’s inclusion on the list.