Please see a statement below in response to a question
raised at today's Prime Minister's Questions.
A spokesperson from the Mayor of Greater Manchester’s
office said:
“This is a tragic and deeply distressing matter. The full
sympathies of both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are with the family
of Leah Aldridge.
“This matter was first raised with the Deputy Mayor by Mr
Green and she has since been in correspondence with him and the
family and met them in July.
“As the Prime Minister said in Parliament today, the Deputy
Mayor has raised her concerns with the Human Tissue
Authority.
“The Mayor of Greater Manchester was contacted directly
about this case in August. Since then the Mayor and Deputy Mayor
have discussed this issue personally with the Chief Constable.
Officials in the Home Office will now meet with Greater
Manchester Police and the National Police Chiefs Council to
further address this issue of historically held human
tissue.
“On Tuesday, the Mayor wrote to the family to offer his
full support, provide a full update on this case and gave a
commitment to contact the family once a reply has been received
from the Human Tissue Authority.
“This is being treated with the upmost seriousness and the
Mayor and Deputy Mayor’s firm focus continues to be supporting
the family until they get the answers they need.”
