§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inspectors to supervise experiments on animals carried out under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 were employed in 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. RaisonThere were 5, 5, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15 and 15 inspectors, respectively, employed in those years.
§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many university students were granted licences to carry out experiments on living animals so that they could obtain degrees in 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1981.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information is not available in the form requested. A total of 705 short-term licences were granted to students, including undergraduates, in 1980, and 723 in 1981. The earlier figures are not available.