§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what profit/loss has been returned by the Forensic Science Service in each year since 1992. [130271]
§ Ms BlearsFigures relating to the profit/loss returned by the Forensic Science Service in each year since 1992 are set out in the table:
£000 1991–92 -1,113 1992–93 1,193 1993–94 -1,930 1994–95 769 1995–96 628 1996–97 -1,457 1997–98 3,035 1998–99 239 1999–2000 157 2000–01 3,695 2001–02 4,891 2002–03 10,232
§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were employed by the Forensic Science Service(a) in total and (b) at its Wetherby site in each year since 1992. [130272]
§ Ms BlearsInformation is currently available only for 1996–97 to 2002–03. The number of employees (permanent staff, counted as full-time equivalents) at 31 March of each of those years is as follows.
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Year FSS total1 Wetherby 1997 1,167 115 1998 1,276 126 1999 1,677 183 2000 1,811 170 2001 2,230 222 2002 2,488 258 2003 2,603 273 1 Forensic Science Service
§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the police authorities in England and Wales used the services of the Forensic Science Service in each year since 1992. [130273]
§ Ms BlearsThe Forensic Science Service has provided a service to all police authorities in each year since 1992 to the current year.
§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of redundancy payments met by the Forensic Science Service in(a) 2002 and (b) 2003. [130274]
§ Ms BlearsThere were no redundancies in 2001–02 or 2002–03. The current estimate of redundancy cost of 2003–04 is £6 million.
§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the procedure is for the appointment of members to the Executive Board of the Forensic Science Service; and how many people serve on the Board. [130275]
§ Ms BlearsAppointments are made by the executive board after scrutiny by the Development and Remuneration Committee, and approval by the main board.
The Development and Remuneration Committee consists solely of independent members and the majority of members of the main board are non-executive directors.
§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on research and development by the Forensic Science Service in each year since 1992. [130276]
§ Ms BlearsThe value of research and development by the Forensic Science Service in each year since 1992 is set out in the table.
£000 1991–92 2,506 1992–93 2,295 1993–94 1,671 1994–95 1,582 1995–96 1,656 1996–97 2,109 1997–98 2,235 1998–99 2,771 1999–2000 3,187 2000–01 3,173 2001–02 3,670 2002–03 3,417
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed by the Forensic Science Service. [130478]
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§ Ms BlearsThe number of people employees (permanent staff, counted as full-time equivalents) on 31 July 2003 was 2,649.