§ Mr. WoodTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the use of CS gas spray by police forces in England and Wales. [184797]
§ Caroline FlintCS incapacitant spray has been available to police forces in England and Wales since 1996. Currently out of 43 police forces, 40 are using CS incapacitant spray as an item of self-defence equipment.