HC Deb 12 November 1991 vol 198 c437W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of the work of the Animal Procedures Committee in 1990.

Mrs. Rumbold

The cost of the work of the Animal Procedures Committee and its research sub-committee during 1990, which includes the fee paid to the chairman, the travelling and subsistence costs of its members and a notional amount to cover the servicing of the committee, was in the region of £29,000.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the amounts of revenue raised under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 1990 in fees for certificates of designation of scientific procedures establishments, in fees for personal licences and in fees for certificates of designation of breeding and supplying establishments.

Mrs. Rumbold

Some £1.7 million was collected in respect of certificates of designation and personal licences in force during 1990.