§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to the answer of 23 February, Official Report, column 634, on what basis tests on animals are costed; how much revenue has been received from these tests in each of the last five years; which regions have carried out animal tests; and what types of animals have been tested.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe statistical information requested is not held centrally.
279WWe would expect charges for tests on animal specimens to be based on those for other pathological procedures.