Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 128364 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what application are the 3 current active licences which authorise the use of the Forced Swim Test in preclinical animal testing.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Apr 2026
The Home Office publishes annual National Statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures in Great Britain under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.As part of these statistics, information is collected and published on techniques of sp...