Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to delete the LD50 test from theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's list of regulatory safety tests. [62488]Mr. George Howarth: Along with other member states of the European Union, we have pressed the European Commission to pursue thisissue with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). We understand that the OECD will consider this onceguidelines on the use of the alternatives to the LD50 test have been finalised.