§ Lord CRAIGTONasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many live animals of what species were imported by the Government for research purposes in the last 640WA year for which figures are available, and whether Government establishments are required to obtain endangered species licences from the Department of the Environment.
§ Baroness BIRKI regret that the figures are not available. However, Ministry of Agriculture records show that the numbers of live mammals imported to Great Britain during 1975 by research establishments generally were:—
Government establishments are required to obtain licences from my Department to import endangered species of animals.
Primates 10,716 Rats 23,309 Mice 9,282 Others 605 Total 43,912