Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 53787 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to accelerate the uptake of non-animal New Approach Methodologies in (a) regulatory testing and (b) scientific research.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 2 Jun 2025
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding is focused on translational, clinical, and applied health and care research. We therefore do not fund basic research or work involving animals, animal tissue, or both. However, the NIHR does w...