§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers of animals used in experiments carried out by his Department or undertaken on a contract basis for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe number of Ministry of Defence animal experiments recorded by the Home Office under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 and the subsequent Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act which became effective on 1 January 1987 are as follows. 1990 represents the last full year for which figures are available.
Year Number returned lo Home Office 1982 13,400 1983 9,400 1984 10,900 1985 6,900 1986 6,600 1987 9,200 1988 8,100 1989 9,000 1990 8,100 I regret that figures for the period prior to 1982 are not available.
Contractors have the same reporting responsibilities as MOD under the Act and their procedures are reported to the Home Office, not to MOD.