Scientific Procedures on Animals (Statistics)

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:50 am on 24 February 2009.

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Photo of Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy Labour, Bristol East 11:50, 24 February 2009

May I give the hon. Gentleman an example that might help to answer his question? On the testing of household products, I gather that more than 100 chemicals are used in disinfectants and that more than 250 have been tested and are available for use. Surely, if statistics were available on the multitude of experiments being carried out to create ever more household products, there would be consumer demand not to license more experiments. Would not that be useful?