§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the number of laboratories which currently perform vivisection in the United Kingdom; and if he will list the towns where each is located.
§ Mr. MellorAt the end of 1985, 453 places in Great Britain were registered for the performance of experiments on living animals under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876. I am not prepared to give details of their locations, because of the continuing risk of such establishments being exposed to physical attacks by extremist organisations.