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Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many, and what percentage of flights arriving at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) other airports in the UK were checked, in the latest year for which figures are available, for the presence of food intended for illegal importation; and...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2001

Reference

374 c916W;374 c916-7W; 15192

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reduce the number of bodies involved in controlling illegal imports of food. - Includes fact that we are co-ordinating action to identify practical ways to simplify the situation. (Holding answer...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2001

Reference

374 c972W; 15193

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of customs resources available to control the importation of illegal food.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2001

Reference

374 c844W; 15197

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the primates which, according to Table 2 of the Home Office statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures for 1999, how many were wild-caught; from which countries were wild-caught primates imported; how many were ill or injured...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

20 July 2001

Reference

372 c675-6W; 5711;5712;5710

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will list the current importation licences which permit the import of non-human primates into the United Kingdom for use in research, indicating for each licence, broken down by species, (a) the number of non-human primates involved, (b) the origin...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 2001

For answer on

18 January 2001

Answered on

18 January 2001

Mr. Baker: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the current importation licences which permit the import of non-human primates into the United Kingdom for use in research, indicating for each licence, broken down by species, (a) the number of non-human primates involved, (b) the origin of the primates and (c) the expiry date of the licence; and if he will make a statement. [145376] Ms Quin: [holding answer 16 January 2001]: The figures requested are detailed in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Species of primates Number of primates{ 1} Origin Expiry date 1 Licence Rhesus Macaca Mulatta 12 Germany 5 March 2001 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 6 March 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 6 March 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 6 March 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 100 Mauritius 27 May 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 Mauritius 10 June 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 Mauritius 10 June 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 Mauritius 10 June 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 Mauritius 10 June 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 Mauritius 10 June 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 2 China 24 April 2001 Fascicularis 1 Licence Cynomolgus Macaca 60 China 1 May 2001 Fascicularis _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Licences for imports are often requested in round numbers. The numbers quoted do not imply the numbers which will actually be imported.

Date

18 January 2001

Reference

361 c348W; 145376

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of non-human primates used in research in the UK in each of the last five years were (a) wild-caught, (b) captive-bred outside the UK and (c) captive-bred in the UK; and if he will make a statement; how...

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 2001

For answer on

16 January 2001

Answered on

16 January 2001

Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of non-human primates used in research in the UK in each of the last five years were (a) wild-caught, (b) captive-bred outside the UK and (c) captive-bred in the UK; and if he will make a statement; [145373] (2) how many of the project licences granted for the use of non-human primates in each of the last five years were in severity bandings (a) mild, (b) moderate, (c) substantial and (d) unclassified; and if he will make a statement; [145379] (3) if he will list those establishments that have been approved as sources of non-human primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; and if he will make a statement; [145375] (4) what progress has been made in discussions with other member states in establishing a target date after which the use of wild-caught primates in European research laboratories will be prohibited; and if he will make a statement; [145374] (5) what percentage of non-human primates used in research in the United Kingdom are singly-housed; and if he will make a statement. [145378] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 requires that non-human primates can be used only if no other species is suitable. In addition to regulatory testing to help ensure the safety of medicines, non-human primates are also used for other important areas of fundamental research. For example, they contribute to programmes of work relating to Parkinson's disease, visual impairment, stroke, diabetes, disorders of reproduction and vaccine development. The number of procedures using non-human primate species over the last five years for which figures are available, by source of animals was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Animals obtained from: Year Within the United Kingdom Outside the United Kingdom Total 1995 3,565 1,156 4,721 1996 3,633 741 4,374 1997 3,547 361 3,908 1998 3,260 395 3,655 1999 3,585 418 4,003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All the animals obtained from within the United Kingdom will have been bred in captivity. For the imported animals, the annual statistics do not distinguish captive-bred animals from those which were obtained from the wild. However, it is unlikely that any wild-caught animals apart from baboons have been acquired from overseas in the last five years. Eighty wild-caught baboons were used in 1995, 28 in 1996, 17 in 1997, four in 1998 and none subsequently. Home Office officials advocate the current United Kingdom policy on the use of wild-caught primates with other member states of the European Union at Commission-hosted meetings of the National Competent Authorities. Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 prohibits me from naming the establishments licensed under the Act to supply or breed non-human primates within Great Britain. Animals obtained from overseas are currently imported from Mauritius, Israel, Philippines and China. It is not Home Office policy to name the source companies from within these countries. Information on the percentage of primates housed singly is not available. However, housing is generally in pairs or groups unless there are scientific, veterinary or welfare reasons for single housing. Information regarding the number of project licences in each severity banding for each of the last five years is not kept in such a way as to make it readily or easily available. I will write to the hon. Member when officials have been able to collate, at least some of this information.

Date

16 January 2001

Reference

361 c202-3W; 145373;145379;145375;145374;145378

House

House of Commons

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