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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 125658 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2

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Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 21 Apr 2026

Responsibility for delivery of the UK Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (UKCVAM) sits with the Office for Life Sciences. The strategy commits to the establishment of the Centre by the end of 2026, with delivery activity continuing beyond th...