§ Earl Attleeasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 7 November (H.L. Deb., col. 1361), why he would be "extremely surprised" if there was no direct radio link between a police car escorting an abnormal load and the load itself. [HL4638]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonI have now been informed that mobile phones are the normal mode of communication between the police and the abnormal load's "second man". It would have been extremely surprising had there been no verbal communication at all between them.