Oral Evidence
Ms Susanna Louhimies, Policy Officer, Directorate-General Environment,
European Commission
Oral Evidence, 3 June 2009 1
Professor Tim Hammond, Vice-President, Safety Assessment, UK,
Astra Zeneca; Dr Paul Brooker, Director, UK Operations, Huntingdon
Life Sciences; Dr Colin Dunn, Country Manager, Charles River UK
and Executive Director, European Veterinary & Professional Services;
representatives of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Written Evidence 13
Oral Evidence, 10 June 2009 41
Dr Maggy Jennings, Head, Animal Research Department;
Mr David Bowles, Head of External Affairs; Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Written Evidence 56
Oral Evidence, 17 June 2009 65
Sir Mark Walport, Director, Wellcome Trust; Sir Leszek Borysiewicz,
Chief Executive, Medial Research Council; Professor Max Headley,
University of Bristol; representatives of the UK Biosciences Federation
Oral evidence, 24 June 2009 79
Supplementary Written Evidence 96
Supplementary Written Evidence 97
Dr Vicky Robinson, Chief Executive; Dr Mark Prescott, Programme
Manager; National Centre for the 3Rs
Oral Evidence, 1 July 2009 99
Dr Gemma Buckland, Science and Policy Officer; Ms Emily McIvor,
Policy Director; Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research
Written Evidence 107
Oral Evidence, 1 July 2009 122
Dr Katy Taylor, Scientific Co-ordinator; Mr David Thomas, Legal
Adviser; Ms Samira Gazzane, European Policy Officer; British Union
for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV)
Written Evidence 130
Oral Evidence, 8 July 2009 152
Ms Jan Creamer, Chief Executive; Mr Tim Phillips, Campaigns
Director; Mr Helder Constantino, Head of Parliamentary Affairs;
Animal Defenders International (ADI)
Written Evidence 161
Oral Evidence, 8 July 2009 166
Dr Gabrielle Kuesters, Sanofi-Aventis—Chair of the EFPIA
Group on Research and Animal Welfare; Mr Steven Spanhaak,
Johnson & Johnson—Chair of the EFPIA Group on Safety;
Dr Karin Blumer, Novartis on behalf of the EFPIA Research
Directors’ Group; Ms Magda Chlebus, EFPIA Director, Animal
Welfare; European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and
Associations (EFPIA)
Written Evidence 175
Oral Evidence, 14 July 2009 176
Lord Brett, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office;
Dr Jon Richmond, Head of the Home Office Animals Scientific
Procedures Division and Mr Martin Walsh, Head of the Home
Office Animals Scientific Procedures Division Policy Team
Written Evidence 192
Letter from Lord Roper to Admiral West of Spithead 197
Letter from Lord Brett to Lord Roper 199
Oral Evidence, 14 October 2009 203
Letter to Lord Roper from Meg Hillier MP 212
Written Evidence
Animal Aid 218
Animal Procedures Committee 222
Huntingdon Life Sciences 229
Kings College London 229
The Laboratory Animal Breeders Association 231
The Mauritian Cyno Breeders Association (CBA) and Noveprim 235
The Open University 244
Professor John M. Pearce, FRCS 244
Uncaged 246
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 250
Supplementary Written Evidence was also received from:
Animal Defenders International (ADI)
British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV)
Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
UK Biosciences Federation
This has not been not been printed, but is available for inspection at the
House of Lords Record Office (020 7219 5314).
We would like to take the opportunity to thank all our witnesses for their
submissions to our inquiry.
NOTE:
The Report of the Committee is published in Volume I (HL Paper 164-I)