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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 65837 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

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Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with experts on (a) transitional science and (b) change management on the roadmap to phase out animal testing.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 16 Jul 2025

The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. This transition must be science-led and the Government has been consulting industry, academia and civil society as...