Written questions

Animal Experiments: Licensing

Commons · Question 10427 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused permission between 1 January 2023 and 30 September 2024.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 30 Oct 2024

From 1 January 2023 to 30 September 2024, no applications for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused.The Government publishes extensive guidance for the regulated sector on applying for project licences. App...