§ Sir Bernard Braineasked 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. SummerskillNo. Two Royal Commissions have already considered the use of living animals in experiments generally.
§ Sir Bernard Braineasked 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 ReesThe law requires that every such experiment must be per-
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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.