Keith Vaz – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-03-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received about the use of water cannon in London.

Damian Green

A number of representations have been received recently about the use of water
cannon in London.

The Home Secretary has also now received the formal request to authorise water
cannon for use by the police in England and Wales. She is considering this
request and will announce her decision in due course and lay the relevant
information in the House Library.