Closure Of The Forensic Science Service (EDM2206)

Closure Of The Forensic Science Service

EDM number 2206 in 2010-12, proposed by Valerie Vaz on 10/10/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Science.

That this House is concerned about the implications for the criminal justice system of the closure of the Forensic Science Service; notes warnings from the Metropolitan Police and the Forensic Institute that the closure may lead to expert scientists and case files being unavailable for court hearings; further notes that the Forensic Science Service estimates that around 90 per cent. of the staff who have already been made redundant have left the forensic profession completely; and calls on the Government to recognise the value of the scientific expertise, research and development carried out by the Forensic Science Service and to rethink the closure in order to safeguard the informed and effective course of justice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Valerie Vaz	10/10/2011	Walsall South	Labour	Proposed
Graham Stringer	11/10/2011	Blackley and Broughton	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	11/10/2011	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Katy Clark	11/10/2011	North Ayrshire and Arran	Labour	Seconded
Jim Dobbin	11/10/2011	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	11/10/2011	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Lady Hermon	11/10/2011	North Down	Independent	Signed
Mike Hancock	12/10/2011	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	12/10/2011	Gower	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	12/10/2011	Luton North	Labour	Signed
David Simpson	12/10/2011	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
John Pugh	13/10/2011	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Glenda Jackson	13/10/2011	Hampstead and Kilburn	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	13/10/2011	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	13/10/2011	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	17/10/2011	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Alex Cunningham	17/10/2011	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	18/10/2011	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Ian Lavery	18/10/2011	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	18/10/2011	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
David Crausby	18/10/2011	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Paul Murphy	18/10/2011	Torfaen	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	19/10/2011	Dwyfor Meirionnydd	Plaid Cymru	Signed
John Thurso	19/10/2011	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Roy	19/10/2011	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Joan Ruddock	20/10/2011	Lewisham, Deptford	Labour	Signed
Mike Gapes	20/10/2011	Ilford South	Labour	Signed
Richard Burden	21/10/2011	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	21/10/2011	Batley and Spen	Labour	Signed
George Howarth	24/10/2011	Knowsley	Labour	Signed
John Leech	24/10/2011	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Francis	25/10/2011	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	31/10/2011	Linlithgow and East Falkirk	Labour	Signed
Nigel Dodds	02/11/2011	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Julian Huppert	14/11/2011	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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