Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Home Secretary the number of visits of inspection per annum paid on an average by 1653W the inspectors of experiments on living animals; and whether the dates of these visits are known beforehand to the persons conducting these experiments?
§ Mr. SHORTDuring the five years 1924–1928 inclusive, 3,315 visits were made or an average of 663 per year. Of the total, 146 (or an average of approximately 29 a year) visits were made by appointment for the special inspection of premises; for interviews with applicants for a licence; or for discussing with licensees questions arising out of their work under the Act. In all other instances (3,169) the visits were made without previous notice.