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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 117678 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of (a) beagles, (b) non-human primates, (c) rabbits and (d) other animals that are estimated to be

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 25 Mar 2026

The Home Office publishes annual statistics on the use of animals in science which contain information on the number of procedures conducted, including break down by species of animals.Animals may be used more than once in certain circumstances. These ins...