PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
IMUTRAN LIMITED (4 December 2001)

That this House calls upon the Government to establish an independent inquiry to investigate the conduct and regulation of pig-to-primate organ transplant research performed by Imutran Limited at Huntingdon Life Sciences, as reported in the Daily Express and in the 'Diaries of Despair' report published on 21st September 2000, in order to investigate the level of compliance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and accompanying regulations; and to consider the adequacy of the Home Office' regulation of the research programme and its response to the concerns raised in the Diaries of Despair reports and to make recommendations concerning the regulation of animal experimentation.

Sponsored by:
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)