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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 95285 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will commit to introducing Herbie's Law.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 5 Dec 2025

The UK’s legal framework already requires that animals are only used in science where no validated alternatives exist, and we are accelerating efforts to develop and adopt these alternatives. The Government’s new strategy sets out a long-term vision for a...