HL Deb 19 December 2001 vol 630 cc70-1WA
Lord Laird

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 3 December (WA 77–78), whether the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has now stated that they accept the statement of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland that baton rounds are not used for the purposes of crowd control. [HL2001]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

I refer the noble Lord to the letter sent to him by the Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission dated 5 December in reply to a previous Question(WA 77–78), a copy of which was also placed in the Library of the House of Lords.