§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of animals subjected to deliberately inflicted wounds at the Chemical Defence Establishment laboratories at Porton Down since 1980 have been allowed to recover from the anaesthetic.
§ Mr. LeeIn the five years 1980 to 1984 inclusive, as part of its research into improved methods of treatment for wounds, the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down, used 190 anaesthetised animals in studies of penetrating injuries. Of these, 77 were allowed to recover from the anaesthetic.