Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 14 November 2007 (WA 25), under which Acts and secondary legislation listed in the Schedule to the Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL] officials of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and of public or private bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs or otherwise exercising powers of entry can enter and search the homes or business premises of United Kingdom citizens.
Answer
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has enacted eight powers of entry in two Acts (Landmines Act 1998, six powers; International Criminal Court Act 2001, two powers).