Forensic Science Service

Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces use the Forensic Science Service centre in Chorley.

Mr. Alan Campbell
Under its current business model, the Forensic Science Service laboratory in Chorley can process work from any force in England and Wales, depending upon the type of test required. Chorley does not have the facilities to undertake the full range of forensic analysis. Primarily, the Chorley laboratory currently supports forces in North West—GMP, Merseyside, Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales—along with the Isle of Man and Staffordshire.