Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ruth Jones (Labour), on Monday, 7 October 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 54 members in total.

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Transition to animal-free research and testing

That this House notes 2.68 million scientific procedures were carried out on animals in British laboratories in 2023; further notes the urgent need to accelerate medical progress, with over 92 per cent of drugs that show promise in animal tests failing to reach the clinic and benefit patients; recognises the transformative potential of animal-free methods such as organ-on-a-chip and computer modelling, which provide results that are directly relevant to humans; supports Animal Free Research UK’s call for Herbie’s Law, which would set a target of replacing animal experiments in medical research by 2035, describing how progress will be maintained and scientists supported with the transition; and urges the Government to show global leadership by introducing this progressive legislation.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

210 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Rebecca Long Bailey

John McDonnell

Sammy Wilson

Euan Stainbank

Ian Byrne

Subjects

Animal experiments Medicine Research

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk