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Forensic Science

: I agree with that and with what the hon. Gentleman said in his contribution about what needs to happen in this area, which reflected our report. I hope that there will be progress. I would love to go into the issue of the evidence given, but it would not be appropriate. However, a couple of things need to be said. The evidence given by Sir Roy Meadow was not challenged by the defence in cross-examination and he was not recalled. The defence team had faxed to them the day before evidence from another expert, contradicting the statistics that he gave. Even if that had arrived too late for the defence, they could have recalled Professor Meadow to put it to him. The statistical error that Sir Roy Meadow made was obvious to people who work in that field, and I am surprised that so little has been said about the failures of the court system, including the defence.