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Mr. Peter Bruinvels
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what makes of breathalyser equipment are currently being used by police forces; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Giles Shaw
Since the inception in 1968 of breath testing as a means of detecting alcohol in the body of a motorist the following roadside breath screening devices (hand held) have been, and remain, approved for use by police forces in England and Wales:
| Device and Type | First approval |
| Alcotest 80—Bag and tube filled with reactive crystals | 1968 |
| Alcotest 80A—Bag and tube filled with reactive crystals | 1975 |
| Alcolyser—Bag and tube filled with reactive crystals | 1979 |
| Alcolmeter—Electronic | 1979 |
| Alert—Electronic | 1980 |
The Camic Simulator and Camic Breath Analyser
The Lion Breath Simulator and Lion Intoximeter 300
Instruments for use in Scotland and Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. Friends the respective Secretaries of State.