§ Mr. HardyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that the use of animals in skin and eye irritant testing of cosmetic materials will he ended during or before 1998.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 4 November 1992]: In March we called on the European Community to set 1998 as a target date for the replacement of animal tests for skin and eye irritancy, subject to there being validated non-animal alternatives.