HC Deb 16 July 1979 vol 970 cc355-6W
Mr. Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take action to stop the LD50 test.

Mr. Whitelaw

No. The advisory committee on the administration of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 concluded that the test should be allowed to continue but made recommendations relating to its use which I have accepted in principle.