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Animal Procedures Inspectorate

Volume 199: debated on Thursday 28 November 1991

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total cost of the work of his Department's animal procedures inspectorate in 1990; and if he will break this total cost down into salaries for inspectors, salaries for support staff, administrative costs and other specified costs, respectively.

The total cost of the Home Office animals (scientific procedures) inspectorate for 1990–91 was over £1·5 million. Salary costs for inspector; and support staff were some £842,000 and £295,000 respectively. Travelling and subsistence costs for inspectors amounted to some £100,000 and accommodation and other costs including computing were some £309,000.