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Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what experiments took place under licence at Wickham Research Laboratories, Wickham, Hampshire, in each of the last two years; what animals were involved; and if he will make a statement; [116939] (2) how many applications for licences for experiments in the Wickham Research Laboratories, Wickham, Hampshire have been made in each of the last five years; and how many applications were successful. [116940] Mr. Mike O'Brien: Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 prevents disclosure of detailed information about individual establishments licensed under the Act that has been given in confidence. Wickham Laboratories Ltd. has agreed to release the following information about its work. Wickham Laboratories Ltd. has applied for three project licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during the last five years and currently holds three licences under the 1986 Act. The establishment undertakes mandatory safety testing of pharmaceutical and medical products. The animals used are rabbits, guinea pigs and mice. We are reviewing section 24 in the context of the Freedom of Information legislation.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

347 c369W; 116939;116940

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Applications Animal experiments Licensing Laboratories Wickham Research Laboratories

Contains statistics

Yes

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