To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give, in respect of the report on the working party on forensic pathology (a) the date on which he announced the setting up of the working party, (b) the date on which the report was published, (c) the period of consultation on the report's proposals, (d) the date when he received Mr. Wasserman's comments and (e) the expected date when he will announce his response; and if he will make a statement.
The establishment of the working party on forensic pathology was announced on 17 July 1984 and its report published on 25 July 1989. A period until 31 October 1989 was allowed for comments but this was later extended until the end of the year. These are now being considered and we expect to announce our response shortly.