Owing to the rapid scientific developments the scientific landscape around alternatives to animals in research and testing has received noticeably increased attention from the manifold stakeholders interested in human-relevant methodologies and humane approaches in recent years. Now, the new interest of politics in the field of alternatives also endorses its societal and economic significance. ...

In 1974 J.A.G. Griffith published his Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills, a meticulous study of the parliamentary impact on legislation. Since then little such detailed work has been done. Yet Griffiths' study interpreted 'Parliament' largely as the House of Commons. He included only limited analysis on the legislative impact of the House of Lords, and no analysis of the interactions be...