Written question asked by Lord McFall of Alcluith (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 July 1996. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 July 1996 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: If he will itemise the costs of the Strathclyde Police enquiry into the Bible John case in respect of forensic tests conducted in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Germany. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. McFall: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will itemise the costs of the Strathclyde police inquiry into the Bible John case in respect of forensic tests conducted in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Germany.[37199] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information in the table has been obtained from Strathclyde police. No charge was levied for the costs, as such, of carrying out the forensic tests in England and Germany, but there were associated costs. The figure for Scotland is calculated on the basis of the time taken by forensic scientists to carry out the tests, charged at the standard commercial rate used by Strathclyde police for undertaking all DNA analysis. Scotland: £1,420 England: £1,600 Germany: £250

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 37199; 281 c588-9W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Criminal investigation Costs Forensic science Homicide Strathclyde Police
Contains statistics: Yes