Health: Animal Testing

Debate between Lord Patel and Lord Henley

Tuesday 4th October 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Henley]

My Lords, I think that the noble Lord speaks for the entire House. I endorse what he and my noble friend Lord Willis have said, along with others. We must continue to maintain the highest standards, both in terms of the licensing we do here and in making sure that we continue with research at the level that we do.

[Lord Patel]

I am sure the Minister is aware that the Academy of Medical Sciences produced a report on research on animals containing human material, which is an important part of research, and asked the Government to consider setting up a national body to regulate research on animals containing human material. Would he like to comment?

[Lord Henley]

I am grateful to the noble Lord for those remarks. That is something that we will be looking at in due course. I cannot comment at this stage.