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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 21417 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record

Answered 3 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the wider availability of organoid testing as a replacement to methods involving animals.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 3 Sep 2026

The Government is supporting the wider availability of organoid testing through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. As announced on 12 August 2026, the new £20 million Pre-clinical Translational Models Hub will lead work to build and share models o...