Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 December 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 December 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total budget for the Animal Procedures Committee in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the budget in each year was allocated to sponsor research on alternatives to animal experimentation. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total budget for the Animal Procedures Committee in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the budget in each year was allocated to sponsor research on alternatives to animal experimentation. [62389] Mr. George Howarth: The Animal Procedures Committee does not have a budget. It advises on how the Home Office budget for sponsoring research into alternatives should be used. The Home Office also has a budget to reimburse the expenses of Committee members and, from this year, has a budget to remunerate the Chairman. In each of the last five years, these budgets have totalled: £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Research Expenses Chairman's remuneration 1998-99 259 20 10 1997-98 182 22 -- 1996-97 242 17 -- 1995-96 253 {1}-- -- 1994-95 272 {1}-- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} These figures are not available

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