§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Home Secretary how many of the 177,815 experiments on animals reported by the Home Office as having been performed during the year 1924 were actually witnessed by the inspectors appointed for that purpose; where such experiments took place; and under what certificate or certificates those experiments were performed, or if under licence alone?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSAll the places at which experiments are permitted were visited frequently by the inspectors during the year and the animals under experiment at the time of the visit were inspected, but I cannot give the actual number. It will be understood that the great majority of the experiments are continuing experiments,e.g., the inoculation experiments or the experiments under Certificate B, in which the animal is kept alive after the initial operation under antæthesia has been carried out. If the question is intended to refer to the actual operative procedures witnessed, the answer is:
Experiments witnessed in 1924 327 Performed under licence alone 18 Performed under Certificate A 302 Performed under Certificate B 6 Performed under Certificates B and EE 1