HC Deb 01 May 1996 vol 276 c562W
29. Mr. Batiste

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the benefits of the police automated finger printing system in combating crime in Scotland. [26081]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Since 1992, the number of people identified from their fingerprints has quadrupled and the cost per search has been halved.

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