HC Deb 30 October 1946 vol 428 cc117-8W
Mrs. Manning

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the dismissal of the appeal by a professor of physiology, Dr. E. G. T. Liddell, against his conviction for causing unnecessary suffering to cats at Oxford University; and whether he will consider withdrawing his certificate to experiment.

Mr. Ede

Dr. Liddell has not been guilty of any offence or irregularity in the performance of experiments, and after reviewing all the circumstances I have come to the conclusion that I should not be justified in withdrawing his licence. It is, however, essential that proper care shall be taken of animals kept on laboratory premises, and I am taking up with the appropriate authorities the question of improved arrangements for supervising the care of animals at the laboratory in question