From: Office of Seb Dance MEP <seb.dance@europarl.europa.eu> Date: 12 October 2016 at 15:25:37 BST To: "Bell, Cllr_Paul" <Cllr_Paul.Bell@lewisham.gov.uk> Subject: RE: Please End All Testing of Cosmetics Ingredients on Animals Dear Paul, Thank you for writing to me regarding the EU's Cosmetics Regulation and the ongoing use of animal testing methods to assess certain chemicals. As you are aware, the Cosmetics Regulation prohibits testing finished cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients on animals, as well as the marketing in the EU of finished cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients that have been tested on animals elsewhere. Labour MEPs fought heavily for this legislation in the years up to its

My press release congratulating Greenwich councillors but criticising Greenwich CCG for helping to privatise NHS services. #NHS

I was proud to be present and hear some great speakers, at the official launch of the Lewisham LGBT Forum yesterday. Some pictures attached to this posting. #LewishamLGBTForum

At conference, the Labour Party renewed its pledge to a publicly funded and provided NHS. Martin Rathfelder outlined the wording below: Composite 7 – NHS Conference confirms Labour’s commitment to an NHS which is publicly funded and free at the point of use and calls on the Labour Party to mount an active campaign to highlight the dangers facing the service as a result of the Government’s underfunding and poor management of the NHS. Conference notes: The rising tide of cuts and privatisation engulfing the NHS and social care nationwide. Conference believes that the closure of NHS direct and privatisation of NHS 111 have been a disaster leading to increased pressure on A&E. Conference further