§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the current project licences permiting cosmetic and toiletry experiments upon animals were granted prior to the implementation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNone. Project licences were introduced by the 1986 Act.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many project licences have been granted for regulated procedures which involve the testing of cosmetic and toiletry preparations since the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 came into force; and how many of these applications were placed before the Animal Procedures Committee for consideration before being granted.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggSix project licences have been granted, all of which received prior consideration by the APC.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for project licences284W for cosmetic experiments have been refused on the advice of the Animal Procedures Committee since 1 January 1987.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNone; but following consideration by the APC, modifications have been made to some project licences.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many personal licences are subsisting under those project licences granted for cosmetic experiments since 1 January 1987.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThis information is not available centrally since personal licence holders are not generally restricted to working on a particular project.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider requiring the labelling of products to state whether or not they are tested on animals.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNo. The Home Secretary is responsible for the licensing of scientific procedures on living animals, but not for any requirements for substances to be tested on animals or for the labelling of substances which have been tested.