Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 16379 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department defines the statutory term scientifically satisfactory under Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as being legally dependent upon formal regulatory (a) val
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 13 Jul 2026
Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), the statutory duty in section 2A requires the Secretary of State to ensure compliance with the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs principles). In relation to the principle of...