Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 1992. It was answered by Charles Wardle (Conservative) on Monday, 6 July 1992 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

How many DNA tests to prove family relationships for immigration purposes have been carried out under the Home Office-funded scheme since its inception, listed by country of origin; what was the average waiting period for the test and for its results; and in how many of those tests the family relationships were proved to be as claimed by the applicants. - Inc figure & table.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

211 c41-2W;211 c40-2W

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Applications Dependants Blood Immigration Genetics Migrants Testing South Asia

Contains statistics

Yes