Non-lethal Operations
Defence
Patrick Mercer (Shadow Minister (Homeland Security), Home Affairs; Newark, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department is funding on the development of non-lethal weapons.
Adam Ingram (Minister of State (Armed Forces), Ministry of Defence; East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Labour)
The term "non-lethal weapons" encompasses concepts supported by a broad range of technologies and therefore a large number of research programmes. Details of the MOD's interest in this area are stated in chapters B2 and B7 of the Defence Technology Strategy, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.