HC Deb 21 January 1985 vol 71 cc272-3W
Mr. Cohen

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the criteria he uses in deciding whether or not to make publicly available information about experiments on living animals.

Mr. Mellor

Apart from the information published in the statistical returns which are presented to Parliament each year, we consider each request for information on its merits, bearing in mind the need to protect confidentiality and physical security.