Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 119839 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the adequacy of her Department's enforcement of section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 19 Mar 2026
The Home Office maintains a rigorous approach to enforcing Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which embeds the statutory principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (the 3Rs). All applications proposing the use of animals ...