§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to market-test the prison service dog section; what consideration he has given to the applicability of the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 1981; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe prison dog service is one of the candidates in my Department's current market testing programme. Work on this project is due to commence on 8 March. As part of it we will be considering the applicability of the TUPE regulations.