Mr Iain Mills
Former MP for Meriden
Former MP for Meriden
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Can my hon. Friend be more specific about that?
I will be brief. There are alternatives in respect of costs and fees. I am sorry that FRAME, the Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments, has not yet been mentioned. I am a founder member of FRAME, which has been trying for many years to find alternatives, such as invertebrates or computer programmes, to the use of animals.
I welcome the hon. Gentleman's remarks. If differential charges could help FRAME in its dedicated campaign to find alternatives, which I have supported for many years, I should be pleased. Sometimes, the House does not completely understand the use of animals in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other experiments. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for North Thanet (Mr. Gale) knows all about...
Former MP for Meriden
Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 16 January 1997 — Died
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