(2) what proportion of the regulated procedures conducted in Scotland in (a) 2005 and (b) 2006 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out for (i) fundamental and applied studies other than toxicology and (ii) toxicity tests or other safety efficacy evaluation;
(3) how many (a) mice, (b) rats, (c) guinea pigs, (d) hamsters, (e) rabbits, (f) horses and other equids, (g) sheep, (h) pigs, (i) birds, (j) amphibians, (k) reptiles, (l) fish, (m) cats, (n) dogs, (o) New World primates and (p) Old World primates were used in regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2006;
(4) what proportion of the project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that were in force in Scotland at the end of 2006 were in (a) mild, (b) moderate, (c) substantial and (d) unclassified severity bandings;
(5) how many of the regulated procedures conducted in Scotland in 2006 under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 involved (a) cats, (b) dogs, (c) rabbits, (d) horses and other equids, (e) New World primates and (f) Old World primates.
Comprehensive statistics of scientific procedures on living animals in Great Britain carried out under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are published annually. Copies of the publication for 2006 (Cm 7153) can be found in the House Library.
The data are not collected, stored or presented in a way enabling them to be easily broken down between England, Wales and Scotland as the 1986 Act is administered by the Home Office for the whole of Great Britain (it is administered separately in Northern Ireland). However a special exercise has been undertaken to extract the information requested in relation to Scotland.
During 2006, in Scotland, universities and medical schools carried out 74 per cent. of the regulated procedures under the 1986 Act, Government Departments 1 per cent., other public bodies 16 per cent. and commercial organisations 9 per cent. Public health laboratories, NHS hospitals and non-profit making organisations did not carry out any regulated procedures.
During 2005, in Scotland, 83 per cent. of the regulated procedures under the 1986 Act were carried out for fundamental and applied studies other than toxicology and 17 per cent for toxicity tests or other safety efficacy evaluation. During 2006, in Scotland, 81 per cent. of the regulated procedures under the 1986 Act were carried out for fundamental and applied studies other than toxicology and 19 per cent. for toxicity tests or other safety efficacy evaluation.
During 2006, in Scotland, there were 239,593 mice, 48,519 rats, 1,915 guinea pigs, 711 hamsters, 2,625 rabbits, 211 horses and other equids, 10,573 sheep, 1,012 pigs, 10,680 birds, 336 amphibians, 73,548 fish, 31 cats, 886 dogs, 134 new world primates and 725 old world primates used in regulated procedures under the 1986 Act. No reptiles were used.
In Scotland, at the end of 2006, 37 per cent. of the project licences granted under the 1986 Act that were in force were in the mild severity banding, 59 per cent. in moderate, 2 per cent. in substantial banding and 2 per cent. were in the unclassified severity banding.
During 2006, in Scotland, there were 31 regulated procedures under the 1986 Act using cats, 1,252 using dogs, 6,151 using rabbits, 2,490 using horses and other equids, 163 using new world primates and 1,103 using old world primates.