§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will give details of grants made to organisations involved in producing alternatives to animal experiments;
(2) what criteria are taken into account when deciding which organisations should receive grants to produce alternatives to animal experiments.
§ Mr. MellorThe grant to the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments which was announced by my right hon. and learned Friend on 26 June, at column 381, was the first one to be given by any Government to an organisation dedicated to the replacement of animals used in scientific research. No other organisation has applied for funding and no general criteria for deciding whether to grant any further applications have been formulated. If there are any such applications, they will be treated individually on their merits.