HC Deb 22 June 1959 vol 607 cc90-1W
60. Mr. Body

asked the Minister of Supply how the Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment obtained the 2,988 animals which have been destroyed there in the last six months; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Aubrey Jones

Of the 2,988 animals used in the Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment in the last six months, 2,694 were bred by the Ministry of Supply and 294 were purchased.