§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the facial reconstruction techniques carried out by the Human Identification Centre at Glasgow University; and if he will make a statement on their application. [20251]
§ Mr. McLeishThe Scottish Office is aware of the work in this field being carried out at the University of Glasgow. The work, which is not yet complete, has the potential to benefit a wide range of disciplines, including plastic surgery and the modelling of facial characteristics based on skulls with no other form of identification.