To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2007, Official Report, column 766W, on imports: primates, whether the Nafovanny Breeding Centre in Vietnam has been accepted as a source of non-human primates for the UK for a further two-year period; and if she will make a statement. (156254)

Nafovanny is currently acceptable to the Home Office as a source of non-human primates for use in regulated procedures in the UK. The acceptance is valid until 31 August 2008. All overseas breeding centres wishing to supply non-human primates to the UK for scientific use are subject to periodic review and visits by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Inspectorate to ensure that standards of animal care and accommodation meet acceptable standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many primates were imported into the UK for the purposes of scientific research from each other EU member state in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006. (156410)

Details of non-human primates acquired from EU member states for use by designated establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2005 and 2006 are shown in the following table. Authority to import animals is granted by DEFRA.