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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 51424 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Lethal Dose 50 test on animals.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 15 May 2025

The UK continues to lead the way in seeking the international adoption of improved test methods that replace, reduce or refine the use of animals in scientific procedures.Some authorised medicines in the UK include quality control tests which require the ...