HC Deb 14 September 2001 vol 372 cc793-4W
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.

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.