§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will announce the awarding of contracts for the court escort service in London; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated July 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply directly to your recent Parliamentary question about the court escort and custody service in London.
It is hoped that a contract for the service will be awarded by the end of this year.