§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide funding for a research programme to find a less potentially lethal alternative to plastic baton rounds. [107812]
§ Mr. IngramThe Government have accepted Recommendation 69 of the Report of the Independent Commission on Policing, that a research programme to90W find a less potentially lethal alternative to plastic baton rounds should be established. The issue is at present being actively considered and a decision on the way forward is expected in the near future.