HC Deb 30 March 1995 vol 257 c804W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the child care or nursery facilities within his Department; and what is the breakdown in their use(a) by grade and (b) by gender. [15236]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The Department makes available 167 nursery day care places for children under five and holiday playscheme places for children five to 12 years old, at a variety of locations. These arrangements generally involve a subsidy of about 50 per cent. of the running costs involved.

A breakdown of staff by grade and gender using these facilities is shown in the following table.

environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoking since 1987; [16874]

(2) how many animals were used in research involving tobacco and/or its products in each year from 1987 to 1993. [16873]

Mr. Nicholas Baker

Seven project licences permitting the study of tobacco or its constituents in conscious animals have been granted since 1987.

In the period 1987 to 1993, 3,077 animals were used in the safety testing of tobacco or its products. Prior to 1 January 1995, figures for the number of animals used in fundamental or applied research involving tobacco or its products were not separately recorded.