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ROYAL COMMISSION ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS

Early day motion 490, tabled 27 March 2001 by Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 239 members.

That this House recognises the continued public unease surrounding the use of animal experiments; notes the half million signature petition presented 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 inquiry to review the effectiveness of and justification for animal experiments.

Signatures by party: Labour 165, Liberal Democrat 36, Conservative 16, Labour/Co-operative 9, Plaid Cymru 4, Scottish National Party 3, Independent 2, DUP 1, Independent Labour 1, UKUP 1, UUP 1.