HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc615-6W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will meet representatives of Naturewatch to discuss its proposal for a royal commission on animal experiments; and if he will make a statement. [39567]

Mr. Sackville

I have received a letter from Naturewatch requesting a meeting. I am replying that I can see no purpose in such a meeting and am not persuaded of the need for a royal commission.

Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a list of the organisations in Birmingham which his Department has licensed to carry out experiments using animals. [39783]

Mr. Sackville

Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 prohibits the publication of such information.