Animal Experiments: Scotland
Home Department

William Bain (Glasgow North East, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department

(1) how many regulated procedures were carried out under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2011;

(2) 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 2011;

(3) how many animals were used in regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2011;

(4) what proportion of regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out for (a) fundamental and applied studies other than toxicity and (b) toxicity tests or other safety and efficacy evaluation in 2011;

(5) what proportion of procedures regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and carried out in Scotland were conducted without anaesthesia in 2011;

(6) how many regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 involved (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 in 2011; and how many such procedures involved (i) genetically-modified animals and (ii) animals with a harmful genetic defect;

(7) what proportion of regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2011 were performed in (a) public health laboratories, (b) universities and medical schools, (c) NHS hospitals, (d) Government Departments, (e) other public bodies, (f) non-profit-making organisations and (g) commercial organisations;

(8) how many (a) genetically-modified animals and (b) animals with a harmful genetic defect were used in regulated procedures conducted in Scotland under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in 2011.

James Brokenshire (Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative)

The number of regulated procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2011 was 655,910.

During 2011, in Scotland, 315,723 mice, 38,572 rats, 997 guinea pigs, 549 hamsters, 1,399 rabbits, 91 horses and other equids, 4,563 sheep, 746 pigs, 15,859 birds, 265 amphibians, no reptiles, 265,191 fish, no cats, 312 dogs, no new world primates and 58 old world primates were used in regulated procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

During 2011, in Scotland, the number of regulated procedures started for non-toxicological purposes under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 was 594,014 (90.6 per cent), and the number started for toxicological purposes was 61,896 (9.4%).

There were a total of 655,910 regulated procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in Scotland in 2011 of which 529,961 (81%) used no form of anaesthesia.

During 2011, in Scotland, there were 315,793 procedures using mice, 38,574 using rats, 1,005 using guinea pigs, 549 using hamsters, 3,078 using rabbits, 2,038 using horses and other equids, 6,295 using sheep, 767 using pigs, 15,860 using birds, 1,672 using amphibians, none using reptiles, 265,226 using fish, none using cats, 452 using dogs, none using new world primates and 244 using old world primates used in regulated procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

During 2011, in Scotland, a total of 655,910 regulated procedures were started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, of which 215,530 involved genetically modified animals and 11,855 involved animals with a harmful genetic defect.

During 2011, in Scotland the total number of procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 was 655,910. Of these, 572,972 or 87% were carried out at universities or medical schools, 19,322 or 3% at Government Departments, 29,802 or 5% at other public bodies, 33,550 or 5% at commercial organisations, and 264 or 0.04% at non-profit making organisations. None was started at public health laboratories or NHS hospitals.

During 2011, in Scotland, a total of 647,569 animals were used in regulated procedures started under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, of which 215,508 were genetically modified and 11,855 were animals with a harmful genetic defect.