§ Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the specialised nature of the husbandry of laboratory animals and of the necessity for ensuring the minimum waste of, and cruelty to such animals, he will, during 1947, appoint one or more inspectors under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876, who have qualified by training, to give advice to biological research workers on the improvement of conditions with regard to experimental animals.