HC Deb 08 March 1988 vol 129 c111W
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on plans to evaluate electronic tagging as an alternative to custody.

Mr. John Patten

The next step is to make a technical assessment of the various systems in use in North America and those which could be produced by British firms. This is being set in hand.