§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any experimental programmes on animals are carried out on a joint basis with the United States authorities in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America and (c) elsewhere in the world.
§ Mr. LeeNo. In the normal course of business establishments may discuss programmes with colleagues overseas. Establishments do not, however, undertake joint programmes involving the use of animals.
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§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many rhesus monkeys have been killed in experiments at Porton Down over the past five years; and what was the nature of the experiments.
§ Mr. Lee131 rhesus monkeys have been used in experiments at the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down over the past five years. They were used in experiments connected with the chemical defence programme.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many experiments on animals have been carried out in the past five years to test the effectiveness of biological weapons; and what species of animals were involved.
§ Mr. LeeNo experiments are conducted on animals to test the effectiveness of biological, or any other weapons.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many experiments on animals have been carried out in the past five years to test the effectiveness of nerve gas; and what species of animal were involved.
§ Mr. LeeNo experiments are conducted on animals to test the effectiveness of nerve gas, or any other weapons.