Animal Experiments: Licensing
Commons · Question 117874 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences were rejected for procedures using the rabbit pyrogen test since the publication of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 12 Mar 2026
Since the publication of the Animals in Science Strategy on 11 November the Home Office has not received any applications for licences that seek authorisation for procedures using the rabbit pyrogen test.