§ Mr. DunnachieTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation to end the testing of cosmetic products on animals: and what assessment he has made of the effect which the completion of the single market will have on such experimentation in Britain.
§ Mr. LeighNo. The law requires cosmetic products to be safe for use by the public, and in some cases the only way of ensuring this is to test them on animals. We are, however, seeking to keep to the essential minimum the increased testing proposed by the European Commission.