44351 2012-13 216 Alan Meale 2012-06-18 That this House is aware that consideration is currently being given by the Government to adopt an EU-wide law permitting the use of stray dogs and cats in laboratory experiments for what are described as `essential studies relating to the health and welfare of animals or serious threats to the environment or to human health'; understands that in 2010 in the UK 3,727 dogs and 152 cats specifically bred for scientific testing were used in experiments in UK laboratories, with such testing also carried out on 10,138 rabbits; believes such practices to be both abhorrent, barbaric and unjustifiable under any circumstances; and calls on the Government to cease giving any consideration to these practices whilst at the same time giving notice to the scientific community that it intends to move quickly towards a total ban on animal experimentation throughout the UK. Animal experiments Alan Meale 2012-06-18 Proposed Mansfield Labour Peter Bottomley 2012-06-18 Seconded Worthing West Conservative Kelvin Hopkins 2012-06-19 Seconded Luton North Labour Elfyn Llwyd 2012-06-19 Seconded Dwyfor Meirionnydd Plaid Cymru Jeremy Corbyn 2012-06-19 Seconded Islington North Labour Iain McKenzie 2012-06-19 Seconded Inverclyde Labour John Leech 2012-06-19 Signed Manchester, Withington Liberal Democrat Andrew George 2012-06-19 Signed St Ives Liberal Democrat Jim Dobbin 2012-06-19 Signed Heywood and Middleton Labour John McDonnell 2012-06-20 Signed Hayes and Harlington Labour Ronnie Campbell 2012-06-20 Signed Blyth Valley Labour Paul Flynn 2012-06-20 Signed Newport West Labour Jim Sheridan 2012-06-21 Signed Paisley and Renfrewshire North Labour Anne Begg 2012-06-25 Signed Aberdeen South Labour Graeme Morrice 2012-06-26 Signed Livingston Labour Ian Mearns 2012-06-26 Signed Gateshead Labour Virendra Sharma 2012-06-26 Signed Ealing, Southall Labour John Hemming 2012-06-26 Signed Birmingham, Yardley Liberal Democrat Michael Weir 2012-06-26 Signed Angus Scottish National Party Mike Gapes 2012-06-26 Signed Ilford South Labour Dennis Skinner 2012-06-26 Signed Bolsover Labour David Anderson 2012-06-27 Signed Blaydon Labour Hywel Williams 2012-06-27 Signed Arfon Plaid Cymru Dave Watts 2012-06-27 Signed St Helens North Labour Jim Dowd 2012-06-27 Signed Lewisham West and Penge Labour John Cryer 2012-06-27 Signed Leyton and Wanstead Labour Jimmy Hood 2012-06-27 Signed Lanark and Hamilton East Labour Albert Owen 2012-07-02 Signed Ynys M Labour Roger Godsiff 2012-07-02 Signed Birmingham, Hall Green Labour Bill Esterson 2012-07-03 Signed Sefton Central Labour Adrian Bailey 2012-07-04 Signed West Bromwich West Labour John Robertson 2012-07-06 Signed Glasgow North West Labour Mike Wood 2012-07-10 Signed Batley and Spen Labour David Crausby 2012-07-11 Signed Bolton North East Labour Grahame Morris 2012-07-16 Signed Easington Labour Rosie Cooper 2012-09-03 Signed West Lancashire Labour Caroline Lucas 2012-09-03 Signed Brighton, Pavilion Green Chris Evans 2012-09-04 Signed Islwyn Labour Stephen Hepburn 2012-10-15 Signed Jarrow Labour Pamela Nash 2012-10-15 Signed Airdrie and Shotts Labour