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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 125665 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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 2025, what progr

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Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Apr 2026

The Home Office is responsible for the regulation and collection of statistics on the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. The Home Office is working closely with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technolo...