§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many animal experiments, broken down by recorded category, were carried out at Porton Down in 2001. [59716]
§ Dr. MoonieDstl Porton Down submits annual returns to the Home Office detailing the number of procedures undertaken which involve the use of animals.
In the year 2001 a total of 12,955 procedures were returned to the Home Office by Dstl Porton Down. As defined in the Home Office recorded category of primary purpose: 7,074 of these procedures were undertaken for fundamental biological research; 5,674 of the procedures for applied studies—human medicine; 108 procedures for the protection of man, animals and the environment and 99 procedures for direct diagnosis.