Animal Experiments
Commons · Question 21420 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of making the adoption of validated alternatives to animal methods a binding requirement rather than a discretionary aid under Section 2A of th
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 15 Sep 2026
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 already provides a binding statutory requirement to use a non-animal method where a scientifically satisfactory method or testing strategy that does not involve protected animals is reasonably and practicably a...