Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 96751 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of animals involved in LD50 tests by type of animal; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of those tests.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 10 Dec 2025
The Home Office publishes detailed annual statistics on the use of animals in science, including procedures for acute and sub-toxicity testing methods such as LD50 (Lethal Dose 50) and LC50 (Lethal Concentration 50). According to the latest published figu...