Animal Experiments

HC Deb 05 December 1991 vol 200 cc210-1W

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many scientific procedures establishments there were in Northern Ireland in 1990.

Mr. Hanley

Sixteen.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many personal licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 1990 in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Hanley

Eighty-six.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many procedures on living vertebrate animals were started in Northern Ireland in 1990.

Mr. Hanley

A total of 14,684.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many holders of project licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 reported scientific procedures in Northern Ireland in 1990.

Mr. Hanley

Eighty-one.