Lightweight Polyethylene Chest Plates

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Excerpts

Wednesday 30th September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)]

I cannot give the noble Lord a date for when it was last tested, but I can certainly go back and get that information. I hope that that will provide the comfort he seeks.

[Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con) [V]]

My Lords, further to that, obviously there is concern about when official testing was last done. Given the seriousness of the position and the concern of the Police Federation, police firearms officers and others, surely it is appropriate to have further testing now to reassure those who are on the front line—indeed, to reassure all of us.

[Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)]

As I said to the noble Lord, Lord German, I will go back and establish when the tests were last done. That should comfort noble Lords.