HC Deb 31 January 1989 vol 146 cc199-200W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his reply to the hon.

Member for Kingston upon Hull, North on 10 January, Official Report, column 502, whether mouth samples taken for the purposes of DNA testing by a swab between the lip and the gum yielded sufficient material to carry out valid DNA profiles in all cases.

Mr. Ian Stewart

[holding answer 18 January 1989]: Research work undertaken at the Northern Ireland forensic science laboratory has proved that a mouth swab taken from the area between the lip and gum can yield sufficient DNA material for profiling purposes. However, none of the mouth samples taken for DNA profiling has been analysed so far.

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