§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral answer of 19 January 2004,Official Report, column 1073, on the Forensic Science Service, whether the £20 million to £30 million sum mentioned is (a)a one off capital cost and (b)a recurring annual revenue cost. [159879]
Ms BlearsM[holding answer 9 March 2004]:The £20 million to £30 million is an estimate provided by the independent McFarland Review and refers to the one-off capital investment considered necessary to sustain Forensic Science Service business at current levels.