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ROYAL COMMISSION ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

Early day motion 1180, tabled 31 March 1998 by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 176 members.

That this House recognises continuing public unease surrounding the use of animal experiments; notes the recent half million signature petition presented on 31 March to the Prime Minister's Office by Naturewatch supporters; deplores the excessive secrecy which still permeates the animal experiment industry; and urges Her Majesty's Government to set up a Royal Commission to review the effectiveness and justification of animal experiments.

Signatures by party: Labour 113, Liberal Democrat 30, Conservative 19, Labour/Co-operative 6, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Independent Labour 1, UUP 1.