Member

I understand, respect and know why the noble Baroness has done this, but the House of Commons has passed this legislation twice: once in Committee and once on the Floor of the House. I have made the case today that the right to protest is not impaired, that the procedures followed are proper, that the use of animals in science is being phased out by government action elsewhere, and that we are doing this now because the sector is under threat for a legal operation. So I commend the instrument to the House and hope that the noble Baroness will not push her fatal amendment. If she does, I hope others will vote against it.