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Commons · Question 125667 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Policy paper: Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what progress h

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Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 22 Apr 2026

The Health Data Research Service (HDRS) will deliver a single point of access to health data from multiple sources which will bring new treatments and cures to patients by safely enabling the use of patient data to super-charge research.Over the past year...