§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has appointed a chairman of the Animal Procedures Committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HowardI have appointed Professor Margaret Brazier, who is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy at Manchester University, as chairman of the committee in succession to Lord Nathan.
I should like to place on record my appreciation of the service that Lord Nathan has performed as chairman of the committee since 1990 and I am grateful to Professor Brazier for agreeing to take on the duties.