Animal Breeding
Commons · Question 100508 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of animals in the UK who are bred for, but not used for, scientific research.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 5 Jan 2026
The Home Office does not currently collect statistics on the number of animals in Great Britain that were bred for use in scientific procedures but were killed or died without being used in procedures.Additional statistics were previously collected as req...