§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many primates were used in research in the United Kingdom in(a) 1997 and (b) 1998. [107595]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienInformation on the use of animals in scientific procedures is published each year in the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals (Great Britain). Tables 1, 18d and 18e refer to the numbers of primates used by type and also provide information on the primary purpose of the procedure. In 1997, the total number of primates used was 3,908. In 1998, the total was 3,655. There were no primates used in Northern Ireland in 1997 and 1998.