Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Friday, 19 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 January 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 January 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Wheel Clamping

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations his Department has received on the activities of private sector wheel clampers; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: During the second half of 2006 the Home Office received about 50 items of ministerial correspondence and three written parliamentary questions about the regulation of vehicle immobilisers. These included correspondence accepted on behalf of the Department for Transport and the Department of Trade and Industry. Most correspondence related to business practices, such as signage and fees, that are not governed by the Private Security Industry Act 2001 or the Road and Traffic Acts.

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