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Animal Experiments: Licensing

Commons · Question 76477 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 1 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of project licences applied for under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were refused between 1 January and 1 September 2025.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 1 Oct 2025

Between 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2025, one application for a project licence under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 has been refused.The Home Office does not routinely collect information on refused project licences as, due to the structure...