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Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will agree to a pilot project on the use of the expandable side-handled baton being monitored by (a) the Association of Chief Police Officers, (b) the Police Federation, (c) the Chief Inspector of Constabulary and (d) an independent research and assessment team.
Mr. Charles Wardle
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 21 June at column 2.