HC Deb 21 June 1968 vol 766 cc181-2W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what patent rights Her Majesty's Government have in relation to CS gas packed in one 1b. canisters by Schermuly Limited, Surrey.

Mr. John Morris

The design of CS grenades! to which my hon. Friend is presumably referring is covered by British Patent No. 967660, rights in which are held by Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts Her Majesty's Government have with the Charterhouse Group of Companies, or their subsidiaries, in relation to the manufacture and packaging of CS gas.

Mr. John Morris

It is not the practice to disclose details of Government contracts with commercial firms.

Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the safety devices in the vehicles in which CS gas is transported between Nancekuke, Cornwall, and Schermuly Limited, between Guildford and Crawley.

Mr. John Morris

CS is packed in specially labelled sealed steel drums and transported in accordance with the instructions to which I referred in my Answer to the hon. Member for Cornwall, North (Mr. Pardoe) on 30th May. —[Vol. 765, c.263.]