§ Lord Finsbergasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what date they issued the consultation document on car clamping; by what date responses were requested; how many responses were received and when they intend to make a statement.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)The consultation paper on wheelclamping on private land was issued on 23 February 1993. The formal deadline for comments was 31 May 1993 and 184 responses were received by that date. The Government66WA are still considering what action, if any, it would be appropriate to take to deal with this problem and we will make our conclusions known as soon as possible.