(7 years, 4 months ago)
Commons Chamber
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Rory Stewart 
        
    
        
    
        We are in fact already piloting the use of pepper spray. With the correct training—it needs to be used with the correct training—it can be an important part of reducing violence, and we are working on the lessons of those pilots.
My constituent Caitriona McLaughlin, who is a solicitor, was recently paid £255 for seven months’ work on a criminal legal aid case. Does the Minister think that this was enough?