§ Lord Houghton of Sowerbyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How the Advisory Committee on Animal Experiments is progressing with its work.
§ Lord BelsteadThe advisory committee aims to complete its study of the framework of legislation to modernise and improve the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 in the near future. It is continuing to advise on individual applications for authority under the Act to perform experiments involving stress or giving rise to other especially difficult issues.