HC Deb 10 February 1993 vol 218 c651W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on which date rubber bullets were first issued to security forces in Northern Ireland; and whether rubber bullets were available to soldiers in Northern Ireland in January 1972.

Mr. Mates

Rubber bullets were first made available to members of the security forces in Northern Ireland in 1970 and remained in use until 1975, when they were replaced by plastic baton rounds.