Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has for the Forensic Science Service. [996]

James Brokenshire MP; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State: The Home Office is supporting the Forensic Science Service (FSS) Ltd in its implementation of a radical transformation plan that will enable it to compete effectively in the commercial market for forensic science services that exists in the United Kingdom. The FSS will continue to play a major role in providing robust and reliable forensic science to the criminal justice system.