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Animal Experiments: USA

Commons · Question 51423 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the US Food and Drug Administration's publication entitled Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing i

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 15 May 2025

It is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biological systems and regulatory requirements for their use. The Government has reviewed the FDA roadmap and is engaging with the MHRA on how to accelerate the science-led adoption...