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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 128387 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 27 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 her Department's policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on

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Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 27 Apr 2026

The strategy has not committed to obtaining the full validation of the Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CiPA) initiative to predict the proarrhythmic potential of new drugs.Basket 2 of the strategy outlines long‑term ambitions which must be sci...