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Written question asked by Tess Kingham (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 1997. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the temporary accommodation in which breeding beagles are housed at Huntingdon Life Sciences at Occold meets the recommendations of the code of practice for the housing and care of animals in designated breeding and supplying establishments when the licence was granted; and for what reasons the Certificate of Designation for Huntingdon Life Sciences was amended to allow the breeding of dogs before planning approval to build kennels had beens granted.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
303 c262-3W; 21037;21036
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Animal housing Animal welfare Animal breeding Animal experiments Licensing Dogs Huntingdon Life Sciences