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To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the safety for riders of the swerve manoeuvre in the motorcycle test; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 July 2009

Reference

495 c803W; 284808

House

House of Commons

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK personnel have visited the Nevada test site in each year since 2002; and what the (a) dates and (b) purposes were of each joint UK/US experiment undertaken at the Nevada test site since January 2002.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 March 2009

Reference

490 c893W;490 c889W; 267151

House

House of Commons

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many public service vehicle operators' licences were issued by traffic commissioners in each area in respect of stretch limousines in (a) 2003 and (b) 2008; and how many such licences related to limousines able to carry (i) more than eight and...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 2009

Reference

489 c1389W;489 c1391W; 264938

House

House of Commons

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many certificates of initial fitness were issued by Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in respect of imported stretch limousines in 2008.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 2009

Reference

489 c1388-9W;489 c1390-1W; 264937

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons it is his policy to grant licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to test the effects of tobacco smoke.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 November 2004

Reference

426 c310W; 191135

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is in respect of the testing of finished household products on animals.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 October 2004

Reference

425 c1272W; 193085

House

House of Commons

ANIMAL TESTING FOR HOUSEHOLD CLEANING PRODUCTS

That this House believes that, in the light of the UK Government's decision in 1998 to no longer license animal tests for cosmetic and toiletry products and ingredients on the basis that the trivial end product could not justify the animal suffering caused, the same lack of justification exists for...

Primary sponsor

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

2 March 2004

Reference

738

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what tests are available to establish whether foodstuffs have been subject to irradiation; how many such checks were carried out in the last year for which figures are available; and what percentage of those checks identified that illegal irradiation had occurred.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 March 2003

For answer on

18 March 2003

Answered on

18 March 2003

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what tests are available to establish whether foodstuffs have been subject to irradiation; how many such checks were carried out in the last year for which figures are available; and what percentage of those checks identified that illegal irradiation had occurred. [102670] Ms Blears: There are nine tests that have been standardised by European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) of these thermoluminescence and photostimulated luminescence techniques are the most useful. More specific tests include analysis for alkyl cyclobutanones and electron spin resonance analysis. The nine standardised detection tests for irradiated foods are: EN 1784:1996: Detection of irradiated food containing fat-- Gas chromatographic analysis of hydrocarbons. EN 1785:1996: Detection of irradiated food containing fat-- Gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis of 2- alkylcyclobutanones EN 1786:1996: Detection of irradiated food containing bone-- Method by ESR spectroscopy EN 1787:2000: Detection of irradiated food containing cellulose by ESR spectroscopy EN 1788:2001: Detection of irradiated food from which silicate minerals can be isolated--Method by thermoluminescence EN 13708:2001: Detection of irradiated food containing crystalline sugar by ESR spectroscopy EN 13783:2001: Detection of irradiated food using Direct Epifluorescent Filter Technique/Aerobic Plate Count (DEFT/ APC)--Screening method EN 13784:2001: DNA comet assay for the detection of irradiated foodstuffs--Screening method EN 13751:2002: Detection of irradiated food using photostimulated luminescence. In June 2002, the Food Standards Agency published the results of a survey for irradiated foods. A total of 543 food samples were analysed. Of these, 58 were found to be illegal irradiated products and six were irradiated but not labelled as such.

Date

18 March 2003

Reference

102670; 401 c663-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) percentage and (b) gross volume of water intended for drinking purposes was tested for (i) mineral content and (ii) chemical content in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by water company supplier....

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 February 2003

Reference

99244; 400 c677W;400 c669W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many gamebirds have been tested for demitradazole in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what proportion of them had unacceptable demitradazole levels. - Inc table. (Holding answer 11 July 2002).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 July 2002

For answer on

17 July 2002

Answered on

17 July 2002

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many game birds have been tested for dimetridazole in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what proportion of them had unacceptable dimetridazole levels. [69025] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 11 July 2002]: No residue of dimetridazole is considered acceptable in a food producing animal. Since 1997 the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has tested 272 samples from game birds. In 1997 dimetridazole residues were detected in four samples. Since then there have been no residues of dimetridazole detected in game birds. The following table sets out these figures in detail. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of samples tested Number with dimetridazole residues 1997 120 4 1998 54 0 1999 33 0 2000 33 0 2001 32 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

17 July 2002

Reference

69025; 389 c297W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he takes to ensure, in the testing of drugs for potential carcinogenicity, commercial companies do not select animal species and strains of species where the incidence of carcinogenicity is low. (Guidance in Library Dep 02/1171). - (Holding answer 14 May...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2002

Reference

56017; 386 c1089W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of animal experiments carried out in the last year for which figures are available were mandatory, pursuant to legislative requirements and where the use of non-animal alternatives would not have met those requirements. - Includes figures. (Holding answer...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 May 2002

For answer on

23 May 2002

Answered on

23 May 2002

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of animal experiments carried out in the last year for which figures are available were mandatory, pursuant to legislative requirements and where the use of non-animal alternatives would not have met those requirements. [57924] Angela Eagle: [holding answer 22 May 2002]: Under the provisions of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, animals can only be used in licensed scientific procedures when there is no alternative way to achieve the objective concerned, such as testing products using computer models, cell cultures and other in vitro methods. Animals are only used where fully justified and where the benefits outweigh the costs to the animals involved. The Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2000, the last year for which figures are available, records that procedures for toxicological purposes--the category where legislative testing requirements usually apply--accounted for 17 per cent. of all procedures started in 2000. This proportion compares with 20 per cent. in 1999 and 25 per cent. in 1995. The majority of these toxicology/safety procedures (some 84 per cent.)--amounting to just over 14 per cent. of all procedures carried out in all categories--were performed to conform to legislative requirements. The procedures of this type carried out for non-legislative purposes include studies for refinement or replacement of live animal use in safety testing, as well as ecological studies. It may be additionally worth noting that pharmaceutical safety/efficacy evaluation purposes accounted for 60 per cent. of all procedures for toxicology, other safety and efficacy evaluations, and that no procedures were performed in 2000 for the purpose of evaluating the safety of either cosmetic products or ingredients.

Date

23 May 2002

Reference

57924; 386 c554W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the honourable Member for Wellingborough of 10th January, 377 c1008-12W, if he will make a statement on the percentage of prisoners tested positive in random mandatory drug tests at HMP Lewes. - Inc table. (Holding...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 January 2002

For answer on

31 January 2002

Answered on

31 January 2002

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Stinchcombe) of 10 January 2002, Official Report, column 1008-12W, if he will make a statement on the percentage of prisoners tested positive in random mandatory drug tests at HMP Lewes. [28707] Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 22 January 2002]: The rate of positive random mandatory drug tests (MDT) at Lewes prison for each of the months given in the answer of 10 January 2002 is shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2001 Average population Rate of positive MDT (%) January 411 27.3 February 414 18.1 March 445 10.0 April 446 30.4 May 435 40.0 June 443 36.4 July 471 37.5 August 478 30.0 September 471 25.0 October 468 24.0 November 467 32.0 December 474 33.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. MDT data from September 2001 are provisional and subject to validation.

Date

31 January 2002

Reference

28707; 379 c524W;379 c520W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to seek changes to EU legislation in respect of the mandatory testing of chemicals on animals. - (Holding answer 22 january 2002).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 January 2002

Reference

28633; 378 c923W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licence applications involving the administration of tobacco smoke to conscious animals were granted in (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998; how many animals, broken down by species, were involved in the research in each year; into which...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 February 2000

For answer on

10 February 2000

Answered on

10 February 2000

Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many licence applications involving the administration of tobacco smoke to conscious animals were granted in (a) 1996, (b) 1997 and (c) 1998; how many animals, broken down by species, were involved in the research in each year; into which severity banding the research fell; and how many animals died as a result of the research in each year; [109078] (2) what account he took of section 5(4) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 before deciding to grant project licence applications PPL/70 04972 and PPL/70 04956; and if he will make a statement; [109079] (3) how many animals broken down by species were involved in PPL 170 04972 and PPL170 04956; how the tobacco smoke is administered to the animals; how many convulsive spasms each animal is expected to suffer; into which severity banding his research falls; how many animals have died to date as a result of the research; and if he will make a statement. [109077] (4) if he will make it his policy to ban live testing for the effects of tobacco smoke; and if he will make a statement; [109080] (5) if he will withdraw licences authorising companies to conduct live animal testing into the effects of tobacco smoke; and if he will make a statement. [109076] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Government stand firmly by their ban on the testing of tobacco products which was announced in November 1997. There will be no approval for any such tests. Two recently approved applications are for programmes that do not test the effects of tobacco smoke, but enable the development of treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema which seriously debilitate many people. These health problems derive mainly from smoking, including passive smoking, as well as occupationally- related lung diseases, such as those caused by the inhalation of coal dust. Tobacco smoke is the only test material to model reliably the effects that will enable a better understanding of the disease processes and improved medical treatments. The licensed research programmes are to investigate medical treatments, not the safety approval of tobacco products. The Inspectorate and the Animal Procedures Committee have advised that the licences are justifiable and that the benefits to man and animals would outweigh the costs to the animals involved. As with all project licence applications, these two licences were issued only after a full and careful assessment including whether there were alternatives which replace animal use, reduce the number of animals needed or refine the experimental design to minimise suffering. Strict conditions were made in authorising these two programmes of research. The maximum number and species of animal that may be used per year are 1,100 mice and 1,100 guinea-pigs in one; and 2,000 mice, 1,000 rats and 1,000 guinea-pigs, in the other. Tobacco smoke is to be administered by placing the animals in inhalation chambers for set periods. They are not expected to suffer convulsive spasms. the severity bands for both project licenses are classed as moderate. To date, no animals have died as a result of the research. Table 5a of the Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals shows the number of animals used in non-toxicology procedures each year. Figures for the use of tobacco as a pharmacological tool or standard are not separated out but there were no instances where tobacco smoke was administered to conscious animals in 1996, 1997 and 1998. No licenses were issued for the administration of tobacco smoke to conscious animals and no animals were used for tobacco research in any of these three years. Table 10a of the annual statistics gives details of the number of animals used in toxicology (safety) testing. In submitting the data for this table, licensees are instructed to include tests on tobacco alternatives with data for protocols that have used tobacco in any form. Again, the tables show that no animals were used for the safety testing of tobacco of tobacco substitutes during 1996, 1997 and 1998. Evaluating research proposals involving the use of animals is difficult and requires a delicate moral balance to be struck. Scientific developments have saved many human lives and cured many illnesses and have contributed to the health of animals and the protection of the environment. Much knowledge has come from experiments on animals. To have failed to allow that work may have resulted in many humans dying and suffering where instead they have been cured or helped. The Government want to prevent unnecessary experiments involving animals but it would be immoral, in our view, to deny victims of diseases like bronchitis and emphysema the assistance that new scientific knowledge could bring from work such as projects PPL 70/04972 and PPL 70/04956.

Date

10 February 2000

Reference

344 c257-8W;344 c256-7W; 109078;109079;109077;109080;109076

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if all foods on sale which contain genetically-modified soya beans have had those soya beans subject to safety testing after being sprayed with the herbicide they are designed to resist; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 June 1999

Reference

333 c193W; 86747

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he has taken to ensure that imported foods which contain genetically-modified soya have been subject to safety tests equivalent to those which would apply to such foods originating in the United Kingdom.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 June 1999

Reference

333 c124W; 86748

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many test sites involving genetically modified crops were found to be breaking regulations in 1997; and if he will list in each case the (a) location, (b) crop type, (c) company involved and (d) infringement. -...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 1999

Reference

69279; 324 c720W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will place in the Library the results of the Government-commissioned toxicology tests carried out on Monsanto's genetically modified (a) cotton and (b) corn crops. - (Holding answer 2 February 1999).

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 February 1999

Reference

68775; 324 c692W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans there are for the disposal of the genetically-modified crops grown as a result of the full-scale farm trials announced on 21st October. - Includes ref to Dir90/220/EEC.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1998

Reference

60250; 319 c671W

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

Type

House

Session

Year

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher

	Number
2002	27
2003	62
2004	30
2005	89
2006	53
2007	58
2008	91