Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Reform
Commons · Question 3443 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 16 April 2026 to question 126825 on Animal Experiments, what progress has she made regarding reform of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 5 Jun 2026
The Government is strengthening regulatory confidence in alternative methods through working closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), including steps to support the assessment and use of non‑animal data in medicines reg...