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Animal Experiments: Shellfish

Commons · Question 48655 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 2 May 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to include decapod crustaceans in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 2 May 2025

The Home Office will be guided by decisions made under the Animal Welfare Act regarding any consideration as to whether decapod crustaceans are regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procures) Act 1986.