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Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many LD50 tests were licensed in each year since 1997 for(a) cosmetics and (b) dual purpose products; how many of the licenses were issued to the Health Protection Agency; howmany animals were involved in each case, broken down by (i) type and (ii) breed; and what products were tested. [181812]Caroline Flint: No licensed LD50 tests have been conducted, under the regulatory provisions of the Animals (Scientific Procedures)Act 1986, since 1997-- either for cosmetic products, or in respect of dual purpose products where one of the intended purposes isuse as a cosmetic. |