HC Deb 02 December 1977 vol 940 cc451-2W
Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now appoint a full-scale inquiry into the scientific and moral justification for the continued use of live animals for research purposes.

Dr. Summerskill

No. Two Royal Commissions have already considered the use of living animals in experiments generally.

Sir Bernard Braine

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all the uses to which experiments on live animals are directed other than those which can be shown to have an obvious relevance to the treatment of prevention of disease.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The law requires that every such experiment must be per-

Date Estimated population Arrivals Departures
December 1972 1,957 (census)
December 1973 1,874 737 847
December 1974 1,897 1,084 1,213
December 1975 1,905 1,301 1,303
December 1976 1,903 1,161 1,189
The figures for 1977 are not yet available.

formed with a view to the advancement by new discovery of physiological knowledge or of knowledge which will be useful for saving or prolonging life or alleviating suffering.

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