§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he plans to further limit experimentation on animals which is not directly necessary in the interest of human or animal health.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have no plans to seek amendment of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, section 5(3) of which lays down the purposes for which the use of animals in experimental and other scientific procedures may be authorised.