HC Deb 28 June 1990 vol 175 c320W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to consult with the first individual to be electronically tagged on the efficacy of the scheme: and if he will make a statement.

Mr. John Patten

As part of the evaluation of the trials of electronic monitoring a sample of those monitored have already been interviewed about their experiences and views. The results of the evaluation will be published, but the defendants interviewed will not be identified.