§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funds his Department has provided for the work of Professor Alec Jeffreys at Leicester university on DNA testing; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonThe Department has not funded Professor Jeffreys for his work on DNA profiling. We have, however, agreed to pay him £2,500 for his assistance with pilot trials involving DNA testing in immigration cases.