WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3071/98 by Michael ELLIOTT to the Commission. Primates
8. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 96/159 (1999/C 96/230) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3069/98 by David Bowe (PSE) to the Commission (9 October 1998) Subject: Primates What is the Commissionís policy and practice regarding EU finances being used to fund primate experiments, and what are the total amounts of EU funding expended on primate experiments for each of the following years: 1996, 1997, 1998 (to date); and how many primates does this represent? (1999/C 96/231) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3071/98 by Michael Elliott (PSE) to the Commission (9 October 1998) Subject: Primates What statistics/information does the European Commission keep on the numbers of primates used in EU-funded research projects, the purpose of their use and the amount of EU funding involved; and what are the Commissionís detailed plans for monitoring and recording EU-funded research in this sensitive area in the future? If such statistics and information have been kept: › what is the amount of EU funding awarded to research into BS/TSE using primates for each of the years, 1996, 1997, 1998 (to date) and how many primates does this represent for each of these years? › what is the amount of EU funding awarded to research into AIDS using primates for each of the years, 1996, 1997, 1998 (to date) and how many primates does this represent for each of these years? Joint answer to Written Questions E-3069/98 and E-3071/98 given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (16 November 1998) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (1999/C 96/232) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3081/98 by Angela Billingham (PSE) to the Commission (9 October 1998) Subject: Investigation of the murder of Monsignor Juan Gerardi in Guatemala What action is the European Commission taking to ensure that the Guatemalan authorities carry out an objective, balanced investigation and trial into the murder of Monsignor Juan Gerardi, Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala and co-ordinator of the Archbishopís Human Rights Office? His killing took place two days after he had launched the document, Nunca Masí, a report which documents 55 021 cases of human rights abuses carried out during the civil war. What steps will the European Commission take to urge the Guatemalan authorities to protect the physical integrity of all other Guatemalan citizens, especially those working in the field of human rights?