asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will state the number of experiments performed on animals at the Chatham Royal Naval Hospital and the number killed during the years 1935 to 1937; and the type of animals used?

The information required is as follows:

• In 1935, 65 animal experiments—62 killed.
• In 1936, 25 animal experiments—21 killed.
• In 1937, 14 animal experiments—13 killed.