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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-02-24more like thismore than 2020-02-24
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police: Stun Guns more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the (1) numbers, and (2) use, of Tasers by police officers in England and Wales. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-03-09more like thismore than 2020-03-09
answer text <p>The Home Secretary has already announced up to £10 million of additional funding for forces to increase the number of officers carrying TASER<sup>®</sup>. This will help forces to better protect themselves and the public from harm.</p><p>The use of TASER<sup>®</sup> remains an operational matter. Chief Officers decide the number of TASER<sup>®</sup> and the number of TASER<sup>®</sup> officers deployed based on their assessments of the threats and risks in their areas.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-03-09T16:24:39.65Zmore like thismore than 2020-03-09T16:24:39.65Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
3733
label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington more like this