Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 47 members in total.

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XENOTRANSPLANTATION

That this House calls upon the Government to establish an independent judicial inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding pig-to-primate organ transplant research conducted on animals by Imutran Ltd. at Huntingdon Life Sciences, so that the alleged incidents as reported in the Express newspaper and 'Diaries of Despair' Report can be investigated, to identify potential breaches of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, to consider the adequacy of the Home Office's regulation of the research programme and to identify the lessons to be learnt regarding the regulation of animal experimentation.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

415 

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Animal experiments Inquiries Primates Xenotransplantation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk