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Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
How many licence applications for experiments on non-human primates have been turned down on the grounds that the adverse effects endured by primates prior to arrival in the United Kingdom are too severe to be outweighed by the benefit of the research. - None.
Answer

Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many licence applications for experiments on non-human primates have been turned down on the grounds that the adverse effects endured by primates prior to arrival in the United Kingdom are too severe to be outweighed by the benefit of the research. [21249] Mr. Sackville: None.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21249; 292 c851W;292 c850W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Animals Animal experiments Licensing Imports
Contains statistics
Yes