HC Deb 23 November 1994 vol 250 cc166-7W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the number of children who have been DNA tested for immigration purposes in (a) Pakistan, (b) Sri Lanka, (c) India and (d) Bangladesh in each of the last three years.

Mr. Nicholas Baker

I have been asked to reply.

The available information is given in the table. Information on the number of DNA tests on children in Sri Lanka is not collected centrally.

Number of DNA tests on children in the Indian sub-continent carried out under the Government scheme, 1991–1993
Number of children
Country where application made 1991 1992 1993
Bangladesh (Dhaka) 760 1,040 790
Pakistan (Islamabad, Karachi) 440 580 410
India (Bombay, New Delhi,Calcutta, Madras) 30 20 110
Total Indian sub-continent 1,230 1,640 1,320

All figures rounded to the nearest 10.

Columns may not sum due to rounding.

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