§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many animal experiments have been carried out by the Ministry of Defence in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe number of experiments subject to the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, and the subsequent Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, for the last five years for which figures are available is as follows:
Year Experiments 1982 14,400 1983 9,900 1984 11,000 1985 6,900 1986 6,600