§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many(a) dogs and (b) baboons have been used in licensed alcohol research during each calendar year since 1985;
(2) how many animals have been used in licensed experiments in the United Kingdom in connection with research into the link between alcohol and violent behaviour during each calendar year since 1980;
(3) what information he has about the number of animals which have become physically addicted to alcohol as a result of licensed alcohol research in the United Kingdom since 1980.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation on scientific procedures relating to alcohol research has been collected separately only since 1987, and has been published in table 3 of "Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals,
30W(v) information arising from a major or middle-tier operation and (vi) information arising as a consequence of another inquiry.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is as follows:
Great Britain, 1987" (Cm. 515) and 1988 (Cm. 743), copies of which are in the Library. These statistics disclose that there were eight procedures involving dogs in alcohol research in 1988, none involving dogs in 1987, and none involving non-human primates in either year. The information recorded centrally does not reveal the further details about alcohol research for which the hon. Member has asked.