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Animal Experiments

Commons · Question 21421 · 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 assessment has her Department made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory mechanism to ensure that validated non-animal models replace animal procedures under the Animals (Scientific

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...