HC Deb 07 November 2001 vol 374 cc325-6W
Mr. Rammell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will publish guidance on the housing and care of ferrets and gerbils in breeding and supplying establishments designated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and if he will make a statement. [13591]

Angela Eagle

I have today laid before Parliament a draft supplement to the code of practice for the housing and care of animals in designated breeding and supplying establishments. The draft sets standards for the housing and care of ferrets and gerbils in designated breeding and supply establishments, and is a consequence of the species concerned being added to the list in schedule 2 to the 1986 Act (animals which can only be obtained from designated

Number of asylum seekers (including dependants) supported in NASS accommodation by cluster area as at the end of July 20011,2
Region/area Number
Leeds 910
Rotherham 370
Sheffield 1,040
Wakefield 140
Total 6,230
Overall total 28,810
1 Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. * indicates a number between one and four. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
2 Figures exclude cases where the asylum seekers support has been ceased.
3 Disbenefited cases are cases which were previously supported by social services and after an initial decision on their asylum application have been transferred onto NASS support.
4 Greater Manchester