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Animals (Experiments)

Volume 975: debated on Tuesday 4 December 1979

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Mr. Emery

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many experiments on live animals were testing cosmetics and toiletries;

  • (2) how many experiments were carried out on live animals for testing substances for use in industry;
  • (3) how many experiments were carried out on live animals for the testing of pesticides and weed killers.

    • Mr. Raison

    The latest available figures relate to experiments commenced in 1978 and were published in table 2 of "Statistics of Experiments on Living Animals: Great Britain 1978"—Cmnd. 7628.