HC Deb 08 March 1999 vol 327 cc37-8W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidelines his Department has drawn up for the use of CR gas. [74255]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The use of CR gas by the Armed Forces is governed by prescribed rules of engagement, and the service personnel concerned are fully trained in how to use it. Both the rules of engagement and the training are operationally sensitive and I am withholding details in accordance with Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.