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Animal Experiments: Shellfish

Commons · Question 18001 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish a roadmap for the phased approach to policy development on decapods used in scientific procedures.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 20 Jul 2026

The Home Office has written to the Animals in Science Committee setting out its phased approach to developing proportionate and evidence-based arrangements for decapods used in scientific procedures. As part of this approach, the Home Office is developing...