HC Deb 26 March 1985 vol 76 c124W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on his policy relating to the inclusion of animal dissection and experimentation in school syllabuses.

Mr. Dunn

The Department has issued advice on the care and maintenance of living animals in schools; the use of such animals is normally restricted to observation of behaviour and growth and to husbandry. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer on dissection which I gave yesterday to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks).