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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 119839 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

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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 ...