Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 82977 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for protecting animals used in science.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 23 Oct 2025
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) provides a robust and rigorous regulatory framework that protects animals used in science. It requires that the principles of the 3Rs - replacement, reduction and refinement - are followed so that animal...