§ 39. Mr. FREEMANasked the Home Secretary if he will give instructions that a record be kept of the kind of animals used for each experiment in vivisection, the total period during which each animal was experimented upon, and the actual time during which it suffered any kind of pain; and that this information be published in future Reports?
§ Mr. CLYNESNo, Sir. I do not think that the information suggested, even if it were obtainable, would serve any useful purpose. So far as the question of pain is concerned, I would remind my hon. Friend that stringent conditions are imposed in all cases in which the experiment is performed without anaesthesia or the animal is allowed to come out of the anaesthesia.
§ Mr. FREEMANWill the right hon. Gentleman consider what steps can be taken to provide the information indicated by the question?
§ Mr. CLYNESIf my hon. Friend will consult me on any matter of detail, I shall be glad to go into it.