Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the (1) numbers, and (2) use, of Tasers by police officers in England and Wales.

The Home Secretary has already announced up to £10 million of additional funding for forces to increase the number of officers carrying TASER^®. This will help forces to better protect themselves and the public from harm.

The use of TASER^® remains an operational matter. Chief Officers decide the number of TASER^® and the number of TASER^® officers deployed based on their assessments of the threats and risks in their areas.