To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security, Vernon Coaker, on 16 March (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 924W), why (a) Defra Litigations and Prosecutions, (b) the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, (c) the Department for Transport. (d) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, (e) the Environment Agency, (f) the Health and Safety Executive, (f) the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, and (g) the Charity Commission, have access to the Police National Computer. [HL3031]

Defra Litigations and Prosecutions, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, the Environment Agency, the Health and Safety Executive, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and the Charity Commission all have access for case preparation in investigations/prosecutions.

The Department for Transport has access for national security vetting.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has access to assist the identification of suspect/stolen vehicles and for targeting unlicensed/incorrectly licensed vehicles.