PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
EU LEGISLATION ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS (12 October 2011)

That this House notes the forthcoming transposition of the European Directive on the protection of animals used in scientific procedures; is concerned that transposition of the Directive could lead to a lowering of UK standards, for example, reducing the frequency of inspections and lifting restrictions on the use of cats, dogs and horses; welcomes the Government consultation's acceptance that the new Directive necessitates greater transparency; and calls on the Government to maintain and enforce higher UK standards wherever they exceed the minimum requirements in the Directive.

Sponsored by:
Mr Adrian Sanders (Liberal Democrat)