Parliamentary Elections

HC Deb 18 January 1974 vol 867 cc191-2W

Mr. Norman Lamont

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will propose altering the closing hours for voting in parliamentary elections from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mr. Carlisle

This would require legislation, and will be considered in the light of whatever recommendation may be made by Mr. Speaker's Conference on Electoral Law.

Mr. Carlisle

The testing of substances on animals to ascertain whether they will be harmful when used or consumed by man is permissible under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876. Tests of this nature are necessary to protect the consumer.