§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many pathologists on the Home Office Register of Forensic Pathology have been removed from the list since its creation; [84279]
(2) how many years each member of the Police Advisory Board for Forensic Pathology has served; and how many members have retired; [84278]
(3) by what means a coroner may alert the appropriate authorities of perceived professional shortcomings of a forensic pathologist; [84281]
(4) by what means he monitors the performance of forensic pathologists; [84280]M
(5) for what reason the Police Advisory Board for Forensic Pathology's Disciplinary Tribunal recused itself before the completion of its hearing on the one occasion in the last 10 years on which it has met; what the consequences were of its recusal; and what subsequent professional activity has been undertaken by the pathologist who was the object of the complaint; [84275]
(6) if he will place the terms of reference of the Police Advisory Board for Forensic Pathology, the list of current members and a copy of the Board's Complaints and Disciplinary Procedures in the Library; [84274]
(7) to whom the Police Advisory Board for Forensic Pathology reports; and if he will place the most recent report of the Board in the Library; [84277]
(8) how many times the Police Advisory Board for Forensic Pathology has met since its creation; and if he will place minutes of its meetings in the Library. [84276]
§ Ms BlearsThe issues raised have been dealt with in a letter from my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Ainsworth) on 11 June.
§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations he has received(a) in favour of and (b) opposed to the privatisation of the Forensic Science Service. [137531]
§ Ms BlearsIn his statement of 17 July 2003, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary explained the reasons for the proposal that the Forensic Science Service should become a public-private partnership. To date, there have been(a) no representations in favour of the proposal, and (b) 120 representations expressing concern about the future status of the organisation.