Question follow-through · 2883

Riot Control Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the Government's guidance on police use of water cannons.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
30 Aug 2024
Target answer date
3 Sept 2024
Answer
9 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Aug 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the Government's guidance on police use of water cannons.

  2. 3 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Home Office does not issue guidance on police use of water cannons.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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