Written Answers of 14 September 2001

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Animal Experiments
  Linda Perham
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Home Office inspectors were employed with(a) veterinary and (b) medical qualifications to implement the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in each of the last five years; and how many establishments are designated under the Act. [25631

  Angela Eagle
  The information in respect of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate is as follows.
  794W

  Year

  Number with veterinary qualifications

  Number with medical qualifications

  Total

  1996

  11

  6

  17

  1997

  13

  5

  18

  1998

  16

  5

  21

  1999

  17

  4

  21

  2000

  17

  4

  21

  The number of establishments designated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as at 22 June 2001 was 253.

  Salvia Divinorum
  Miss Widdecombe
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the legal status of the hallucinogen Salvia divinorum. [5783]

  Mr. Bob Ainsworth
  The Government are not aware of any evidence of significant misuse of this plant and have no current plans to review its legal status. The Medicines Control Agency investigates the trade in so-called "herbal highs" and can prosecute suppliers of unlicensed medicinal products.

  Police Service: Retirement
  Police Service: Retirement
  Yarl's Wood Detention Centre
  Yarl's Wood Detention Centre
  Dogs: Deployment in Prisons
  Dogs: Deployment in Prisons
  Prisoners: Hours Confined in Cell
  Prisoners: Hours Confined in Cell
  Children in Secure Facilities: Parental Contact
  Children in Secure Facilities: Parental Contact
  Prisoners: Training
  Prisoners: Training
  Prison Service: Salaries
  Prison Service: Salaries
  Prison Governors and Officers: Training
  Prison Governors and Officers: Training
  Slopping Out in Prisons
  Slopping Out in Prisons
  Policing of Cannabis
  Policing of Cannabis
  Sexual Offences Review: Report
  Sexual Offences Review: Report
  Firearms Database
  Firearms Database
  Victoria Street: Rough Sleeping
  Victoria Street: Rough Sleeping
  Religious Organisations: Home Office Consultation
  Religious Organisations: Home Office Consultation
  National Substance Misuse Treatment Agency
  National Substance Misuse Treatment Agency
  Nurses: Disclosure of Addresses
  Nurses: Disclosure of Addresses
  Patients: Intermediate Care
  Patients: Intermediate Care
  Nursing Homes: Self-funders
  Nursing Homes: Self-funders
  Periodontal Disease
  Periodontal Disease
  National Heart Hospital, Westmoreland Street
  National Heart Hospital, Westmoreland Street
  Mentally Handicapped People: Housing
  Mentally Handicapped People: Housing
  NHS Oncology Budgets
  NHS Oncology Budgets
  NHS Quality Assurance
  NHS Quality Assurance
  Clinical Negligence
  Clinical Negligence
  NHS Waiting Lists
  NHS Waiting Lists
  NHS Operations: Cost
  NHS Operations: Cost
  Religious Organisations: Department of Health Consultation
  Religious Organisations: Department of Health Consultation
  Care Homes for Younger Adults: Standards
  Care Homes for Younger Adults: Standards
  Anti-psychotic Medication
  Anti-psychotic Medication
  NHS Waiting Lists
  NHS Waiting Lists
  Patient Discharge Delays
  Patient Discharge Delays
  Kohll and Decker Judgments
  Kohll and Decker Judgments
  Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill
  Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill
  Nursing Homes: Free Nursing Care
  Nursing Homes: Free Nursing Care
  Maxillo-facial Trauma Services
  Maxillo-facial Trauma Services
  Residential Care Standards for Younger Adults
  Residential Care Standards for Younger Adults
  Human Rights Act 1998
  Human Rights Act 1998
  Personal Injury Cases
  Personal Injury Cases
  Court Records: Access
  Court Records: Access
  Democracy and the Will of the People
  Democracy and the Will of the People
  RAF Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  RAF Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  Droit de Suite
  Droit de Suite
  Incapacity Benefit
  Incapacity Benefit
  Sick or Disabled People: Benefit Applications
  Sick or Disabled People: Benefit Applications
  Disability Living Allowance: Appeals and Withdrawals
  Disability Living Allowance: Appeals and Withdrawals
  Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
  Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
  Public Entertainment Licences
  Public Entertainment Licences
  The Solicitor-General
  The Solicitor-General
  PDVN: Annual Expenditure
  PDVN: Annual Expenditure
  Religious Organisations: Consultation with the Department for Education and Skills
  Religious Organisations: Consultation with the Department for Education and Skills
  Childcare Strategy: Expenditure
  Childcare Strategy: Expenditure
  Childcare Provision in Rural Counties and Urban Areas
  Childcare Provision in Rural Counties and Urban Areas
  Specialist Schools: Pupil Performance
  Specialist Schools: Pupil Performance
  Childcare Development Targets
  Childcare Development Targets