HC Deb 30 January 1995 vol 253 c509W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the United Kingdom Prison Service has been equipped with, or trained with the use of, electro-shock devices.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Llew Smith, dated 30 January 1995: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about whether the United Kingdom Prison Service has been equipped with, or trained in the use of, electro-shock devices. I can confirm that the Prison Service in England and Wales is not equipped with electro-shock devices nor are prison officers trained in the use of such devices. It is for the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland to provide details for their own services.