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Animal Experiments: Shellfish

Commons · Question 6785 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4425, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of a) industry led welfare standards for decapods, supported by voluntary repor

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 11 Jun 2026

The Home Office has committed to a phased approach to developing proportionate and evidence-based arrangements for the protections of decapods used in science. This will support welfare improvements now while further evidence is gathered to inform any fut...