HC Deb 11 February 2004 vol 417 c1494W
Dr. Whitehead

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many DNA profile matches exist within the UK national DNA database. [153380]

Ms Blears

The figures relating to the DNA profile matches reported by the National DNA Database since its inception in April 1995 to January 2004 inclusive are described as followsa total of 459,903 matches have been reported between DNA profiles obtained from individuals and DNA profiles collected from unsolved crime scenes; and a total of 28,116 scene-to-scene matches have been reported between DNA profiles collected from unsolved crime scenes.