§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the present stocks of anti-riot gas held by the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and of what types do these stocks consist.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganI am informed that the stocks consist of 89 CS grenades and 433 CS cartridges.
§ Miss Devlinasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department under whose authority and in what circumstances the Royal Ulster Constabulary will in future use anti-riot gas.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganI am informed that an officer of the R.U.C. not below the rank of district inspector may order the use of CS where it is the most humane and effective way of dealing with disorder.