ANIMAL TESTING OF COSMETICS

Early day motion 1279, tabled 31 March 2008 by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 122 members.

That this House believes, in common with the majority of the British public, that it is morally unacceptable that animals should suffer merely because companies choose to develop new cosmetic products; applauds Uncaged's Boycott Procter and Gamble campaign as a vital means of relaying public concern to companies who perform toxicity tests on animals for cosmetics products; supports the transparent and thorough implementation of the animal testing and marketing bans in the Council Directive 76/768 relating to cosmetic products; calls on the Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to ensure the disclosure of relevant non confidential data in product information relating to animal testing of cosmetics products so that consumers can make informed choices; and urges the Government to resist attempts by cosmetics companies and non-EU states to prevent or postpone implementation of the ban on the sale of animal tested cosmetics products or ingredients.

Signatures by party: Labour 72, Liberal Democrat 34, Conservative 5, DUP 3, Scottish National Party 3, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Plaid Cymru 1.