§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many formal complaints have been made about incidents of police use of plastic baton rounds in the first six months of the current year; in how many cases the complaint has been upheld, and in how many cases disciplinary action has been taken against the officers involved.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 23 July 1986]: During the first six months of this year four formal complaints were made concerning the use of plastic baton rounds by the Royal Ulster Constabulary. One was later withdrawn and the others are still under investigation.