Written question asked by Huw Edwards (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 February 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 14 February 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that prison custody officers employed to drive prison cellular escort vehicles do not drive for longer than would be the case if they were driving other similar size vehicles covered by the tachograph regulations; what vehicles used by companies involved in the Home Office Prison Court and Escort contracts to escort prisoners to and from courts and between prisons are exempt from tachograph regulations; if he will introduce tachograph regulations to cover cellular vehicles used to carry prisoners on escort.

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