§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many and which occasions in the last 12 months CS gas and plastic bullets have been drawn for use by the Metropolitan police.
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§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his reply, 21 October 1985, c. 44]: I regret that my earlier reply was inaccurate in stating that authority for the operational use of CS gas for public order purposes had never yet been given in the Metropolitan police district. In fact, as my reply to the immediately following question made clear, the commissioner gave authority for both CS and baton rounds to be used in Tottenham on 6 October.