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Lords Chamber
Covid-19: Wuhan Institute of Virology - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Bethell (CON - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, with the increasing threat of zoonotic diseases crossing the animal-human divide, learning - Speech Link
2: Lord Patel (CB - Life peer) Minister agree that we urgently need to address global regulation of labs that undertake gain of function experiments - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Environment Bill
Committee stage - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: None The last set of EU statistics on animal experiments showed that more animals were used for testing in - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GRN - Life peer) Millions of animals are still abused every year in experiments that cause great pain and suffering. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) testing and experiments is already the tightest in the world, and researchers complain that they can - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Wed 16 Jun 2021
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) We established a world-leading system for regulating scientific experiments on animals in 1986, and in - Speech Link
2: Lord Randall of Uxbridge (CON - Life peer) It is certainly worthy of consideration, especially as experiments, particularly with octopus species - Speech Link
3: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (CON - Life peer) I was very struck by some experiments in 2019 on tiny, darting, blue fish called cleaner wrasse, which - Speech Link
4: Lord Bellingham (CON - Life peer) We also have very tight control on animal experiments. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Environment Bill
2nd reading - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Trees (CB - Life peer) Given such a fundamental threat to human and animal health which involves the environment, it is surprising - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Thu 13 May 2021
Scotland Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (CON - Life peer) without subsidy, while also taking steps to improve the environment, reduce carbon emissions and improve animal - Speech Link
2: Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (CON - Life peer) There were all sorts of experiments with e-voting, text voting and ballot boxes in supermarkets, and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Environment Bill
Report stage - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Edwards (IND - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) the promise to combat global deforestation, and to set targets for the reduction and replacement of animal - Speech Link
2: Sally-Ann Hart (CON - Hastings and Rye) The toxic chemicals used to manufacture plastic get transferred to animal tissue and eventually enter - Speech Link
3: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) In the last reporting period, the UK used the highest number of animals in experiments of any country - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 30 Dec 2020
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Keir Starmer (LAB - Holborn and St Pancras) farmers, for our manufacturers, for customs, on rules of origin, VAT, safety and security, plant and animal - Speech Link
2: Neil Parish (CON - Tiverton and Honiton) businesses and hauliers are prepared for new rules of origin requirements, as well as for plant and animal - Speech Link
3: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) —but is based on one of history’s greatest and most noble experiments: bringing nations together to build - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Environment Bill (Twenty First sitting)
Committee stage: 21st sitting - Tue 24 Nov 2020
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Fleur Anderson (LAB - Putney) issues, from testing to warfare experiments and sentencing. - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Pow (CON - Taunton Deane) Just like her, I am an animal lover. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Report stage - Wed 18 Nov 2020
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Lord Hope of Craighead (CB - Life peer) allow for any divergence at all.A policy aim which is designed to deal with serious threats to human, animal - Speech Link
2: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (CON - Life peer) These include working group meetings … on Animal Health and Welfare,” plant health,“Waste … Chemicals - Speech Link
3: None That is a noble ambition and Wales—as I have pointed out before—is a perfect size for experiments and - Speech Link
4: Lord Callanan (CON - Life peer) For example, the Bill already includes the protection of public, plant and animal health, and in some - Speech Link
5: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (LAB - Life peer) welfare and animal production standards in relation to the agricultural trade and products. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill
Committee stage:Committee: 5th sitting (Hansard) - Wed 11 Nov 2020
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Baroness Wheeler (LAB - Life peer) The final provision is for the use of a medicine prescribed by the vet responsible for treating the animal - Speech Link
2: Baroness Jolly (LDEM - Life peer) The Secretary of State should consult relevant bodies, such as the BVA, the NFU and animal welfare groups - Speech Link
3: Baroness Wheeler (LAB - Life peer) Close scrutiny of the impact on animal welfare, human safety and the environment, together with full - Speech Link
4: None On the noble Baroness’s good point about the different sizes of human and animal devices, I would be - Speech Link
5: None Moreover, reinforced learning has been applied in experiments that date back to 2017 and were designed - Speech Link