§ Mr. CADOGANasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give the number of horses which died in the course of or had to destroyed as a consequence of experiments at Porton Chemical Warfare Station during August, September and October, respectively; and whether the use of animals in these researches can now be dispensed with?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSNo horses were used for experiments at the Porton Chemical Warfare Experimental Station during the months referred to. As regards the last part of the question, experiments with animals are, unfortunately, essential in order to obtain the necessary data for ensuring adequate defence against poison gas and for evolving efficient methods of treating gas casualties.