§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of licences issued for experiments on live animals under the 1876 Act was for medical purposes.
§ Mr. LaneAll experiments under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 must be performed with a view to the advancement by new discovery of physiological knowledge or of knowledge which will be useful in saving or prolonging life or alleviating suffering, but I regret that within this definition the figures are not subdivided so that "medical purposes" can be identified.