Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 129278 · Tabled 22 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the robustness of the harm-benefit analysis of service licences, under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, using a) non-human primates b) pr
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 29 Apr 2026
All project licence applications, including service licences, are subject to a rigorous harm-benefit analysis (HBA), required under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). The HBA is carried out by a trained Home Office Inspector who is a mem...