§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many primates were imported into the United Kingdom during the last 12 months for use in research laboratories; and from which countries they came.
§ Mr. Anthony StodartI have been asked to reply. The provisional figure for imports of primates under licence for use in research work in Great Britain during the year ended 30th November, 1971, was 6,892. This figure excludes 2,066 research animals imported and subsequently re-exported. The animals come mainly from Southern Asia, East and West Africa and South America. The licensing of imports into Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Government there.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many animals were exported from the United Kingdom for use in overseas research laboratories during the last 12 months.
§ Mr. CarlisleThis information is not available. Animals exported for research purposes are not separately distinguished in the trade statistics.
§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the 5,580,876 experiments on live animals carried out in the United Kingdom under the authority of the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876, during 1970 was performed directly for the testing of cosmetic preparations.
§ Mr. CarlisleThis information is not available.