Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 July 1997. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Friday, 18 July 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: What progress the Animals Procedures Committee has made in assessing the use of animals in painful psychological and behavioural experiments.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress the Animal Procedures Committee has made in assessing the use of animals in painful psychological and behavioural experiments. [8682] Mr. Howarth: The Committee and its predecessor, the Advisory Committee on Animal Experiments, considered psychological and behavioural research in the 1980s. The outcome of these considerations was published in the 1989 annual report of the Animal Procedures Committee. No further consideration has been given specifically to this area since then.

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