§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many licences for experimentation on animals in the field of microsurgery have been applied for under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. [8661]
§ Mr. George HowarthTwenty-four. Applications for microsurgical training are referred to the Animal Procedures Committee and are noted in the Committee's annual report.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the members of the Animal Procedures Committee and their area of expertise. [8668]
§ Mr. HowarthThe information requested is as follows:
Age of expertise Professor Margaret Brazier Law Professor Ronald Anderson Animal husbandry Professor Margaret Boden Philosophy and psychology Professor Barry Bridges Histology Professor Fiona Broughton Pipkin Perinatal physiology Dr. David Christopher Regulatory toxicology Dr. Yvonne Cripps Law Professor Robin Dunbar Primate behaviour Professor Paul Flecknell Comparative biology Mr. John Gregory Laboratory animal science Professor Susan Iversen Experimental psychology Mrs. Judy MacArthur Clark Veterinary science Miss Cindy Milburn Animal welfare Dr. Iain Purchase Toxicology Dr. Jacqueline Southee In-vitro toxicology Professor Michael Spyer Physiology Dr. Anthony Suckling Animal welfare Professor John Turner Evolutionary genetics Mr. Les Ward Animal welfare