HC Deb 09 July 1913 vol 55 cc411-2
33. Mr. CHANCELLOR

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the public feeling against vivisection, he can give an assurance that experiments on living animals shall not be allowed to form part of any scheme of research to be financed by the moneys provided for research under the National Insurance Act?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

All research work that may be undertaken under the auspices of the Medical Research Committee, under the National Insurance Act, will be carried out under precisely the same restrictions that obtain under the Act of 1876 and the Regulations of the Home Office thereunder in other cases of research work.

Mr. CHANCELLOR

Will the right hon. Gentleman see that the Report of this Committee is laid in due time this Session, so that the House may have an opportunity of discussing it?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

I have no doubt that the Committee will report in the usual way.

Mr. LEE

Will the right hon. Gentleman see that nothing is done to hamper the useful labours of this Committee?

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE

I think that is all-important.