§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the use of pepper sprays on deportees;
(2) whether the use of capsicum pepper sprays was considered during the joint Home Office and Metropolitan police review of deportation procedures.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThose conducting the joint Home Office and Metropolitan police review of deportation procedures were aware of the existence of capsicum pepper sprays. However, such sprays have never been used in connection with removal from the United Kingdom and they were not referred to in the conclusions of the review, a copy of which was placed in the Library on 12 January 1994.