§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the laboratories licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to use non-purpose-bred greyhounds in research between 1979 to 1992;
(2) if he will list the number of project licences issued from 1979 to 1992 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which are still valid to use non-purpose-bred greyhounds in research.
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§ Mr. Charles WardleTo list the laboratories would be in breach of the requirement of section 24(1) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 which provides for the protection of confidential information.
No project licences were issued prior to the implementation of the 1986 Act on 1 January 1987. Of those issued since that date, only one is still valid for the use of non-purpose-bred greyhounds in research.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of scientific procedures performed on non-purpose-bred cats and dogs in 1993.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information collected from project licence holders and published annually in the "Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, Great Britain" does not distinguish between purpose-bred and non-purpose-bred cats and dogs. In 1992, the latest year for which figures are available, 3,692 regulated procedures were performed upon cats and 9,085 upon dogs.