§ Lady KINLOSSasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether their attention has been drawn to the existence of a device, designed for the protection of the readers of electricity meters against dogs, which emits a sound undetectable by the human ear and whether they have considered the problems which this device may create in the field of crime prevention.
§ Lord HARRIS of GREENWICHA device known as "The Dog Chaser" has recently come to the Government's notice. It is claimed to be capable of stopping an untrained dog from barking or from attacking a person using it. It has not been found effective against a dog trained to stop people or to search. Its possible use in the commission of crime will be closely watched.