REPEAL OF SECTION 24 AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION

Early day motion 110, tabled 16 June 2014 by Graeme Morrice (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House notes the Government's consultation on the review of section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; welcomes reform of this policy which has allowed animal research to be carried out in complete secrecy; understands the need to protect personal information of researchers; supports the National Anti-Vivisection Society in its campaign to end the secrecy around animal experiments; and calls on the Government to repeal section 24 and allow interested stakeholders with expertise access to project licence applications prior to approval, which may help identify non-animal alternatives or similar research elsewhere and contribute towards the Government's promised reduction in the use of animals in scientific research.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Scottish National Party 1.