§ Sir John WheelerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to extend the contracting out of the court escort service.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeInvitations to tender for the contracting out of the court escort service in the Metropolitan police district are to be issued later this year. Subject to the tenders received demonstrating value for money, it is intended that contracted-out operations should commence in 1994. Next year, it is expected that tenders will be sought for three contract areas outside London, with the aim that the service should begin in those areas in 1995. It has not yet been decided which three areas will be covered.