Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45487, what the average time taken was for the return of forensically analysed evidence in cases involving (a) burglary, (b) murder, (c) violence against the person, excluding murder, (d) drugs offences and (e) sexual offences in the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.

The Home Office does not hold this information.