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Forensic Evidence

Volume 199: debated on Tuesday 26 November 1991

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To ask the Prime Minister if he will take steps to ensure that the methods and thoroughness of forensic evidence gathering employed following incidents in Northern Ireland are of the same standards as those employed at the recent incident in St.Albans.

All explosions in Northern Ireland which, like the incident at St. Albans, cause fatalities are subject to a level of forensic scientific examination which is commensurate with their particular nature and appropriate having regard to the circumstances in which they occur and to whatever security considerations may apply at the time.