Animal Experiments: Licensing
Commons · Question 40058 · Tabled 20 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were approved on average in each week in 2024.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 26 Mar 2025
In 2024, on average 17 applications for project licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were approved each week.The Government publishes extensive guidance for the regulated sector on applying for project licences. Appli...