HL Deb 06 November 1980 vol 414 cc1196-7WA
Lord HOUGHTON of SOWERBY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

From what source the four dogs alleged to have been unlawfully removed from Sheffield University's Field Research Laboratory were obtained.

The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION and SCIENCE (Baroness Young)

Registered establishments, such as the University of Sheffield, at which persons are licensed by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for the Home Office to perform experiments on animals, make their own arrangements for the acquisition of animals. This is, therefore, entirely a matter for the university.