§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has issued guidelines to the police about the Arwen 37 gun which can fire either plastic bullets, gas grenades or a combination of both, or any similar weapons; and whether he has information as to the number of such weapons held by each police force.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe guidelines which I have issued to the police about the use of CS and baton rounds do not authorise the use of this gun or any similar weapon. It is not, I am informed, in the possession of any police force in England and Wales.