§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what research has been carried out into the use and possible side-effects of electroshock equipment within the United Kingdom;
(2) what official guidelines or regulations are applicable for the use of (a) electroshock equipment by the police, prison and security forces, (b) the tear gas agent oleoresin capsicum, (c) Frag 12 exploding ammunition and (d) dum dum bullets in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIn 1990 the Forensic Science Service published a theoretical assessment of the effects of electric shock weapons.
None of these devices or substances is used against the general public, suspects or offenders, by the police, prison services or the security forces in the United Kingdom.