Animal Experiments (Hansard, 25 January 2001)

§ Mr. Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the total amount of funding made available to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate for each of the last five years. [147171]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
The total funding available to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate for each of the last five financial years has been as follows:

£

1996–97 1,147,000

1997–98 1,160,000

1998–99 1,340,000

1999–2000 1,384,000

2000–01 1,495,000

§ Mr. Steinberg
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many laboratories were licensed for using animals for the testing of drugs in(a) 1996 and (b) 2000. [146825]

§ Mr. Mike O'Brien
At the end of 1996, 300 certificates were in force designating establishments under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. Relevant statistics for 2000 are not yet available, but the corresponding figure for 1999 is 296.
It is known that many of the designated establishments have been and are engaged upon licensed programmes of work which include aspects of drugs development. It is not, however, possible to isolate that activity from the broader categories of statistical data held centrally.

Maximum sentences for offences listed in clause 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Bill

Offence Description of Offence Maximum sentence

Section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises Level 1 fine

Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875 Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare Level 5 fine

Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947 Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade Three months imprisonment, Level 4 fine, or both

Section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 Trespassing on a railway Level 3 fine

Section 56 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 Throwing stones etc at trains or other things on railways Level 3 fine, plus damages

Section 169 C(3) of the Licensing Act 1964¹ Buying or attempting to buy alcohol for consumption in a bar in licensed premises by a person under 18 Level 3 fine

Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place Level 3 fine

Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 Wasting police time or giving false report Six months, Level 4 fine, or both

Section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971 Destruction of, or damage to, property without lawful excuse Six months, Level 5 fine, or both

	£
1996–97	1,147,000
1997–98	1,160,000
1998–99	1,340,000
1999–2000	1,384,000
2000–01	1,495,000

Maximum sentences for offences listed in clause 1(1) of the Criminal Justice and Police Bill
Offence	Description of Offence	Maximum sentence
Section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872	Being drunk in a highway, other public place or licensed premises	Level 1 fine
Section 80 of the Explosives Act 1875	Throwing fireworks in a thoroughfare	Level 5 fine
Section 31 of the Fire Services Act 1947	Knowingly giving a false alarm to a fire brigade	Three months imprisonment, Level 4 fine, or both
Section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949	Trespassing on a railway	Level 3 fine
Section 56 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949	Throwing stones etc at trains or other things on railways	Level 3 fine, plus damages
Section 169 C(3) of the Licensing Act 1964¹	Buying or attempting to buy alcohol for consumption in a bar in licensed premises by a person under 18	Level 3 fine
Section 91 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967	Disorderly behaviour while drunk in a public place	Level 3 fine
Section 5(2) of the Criminal Law Act 1967	Wasting police time or giving false report	Six months, Level 4 fine, or both
Section 1(1) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971	Destruction of, or damage to, property without lawful excuse	Six months, Level 5 fine, or both