Ruth Jones MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Trade Agreements: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has plans to introduce a standing agenda item on dolphin hunting at future meetings of the Joint Committee established under the UK - Faeroe Island Free Trade Agreement.
Answer: The UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement provides an important framework for the UK Government to engage with the Faroese Government. UK officials have and will continue to raise the UK's opposition to cetacean hunting at meetings of the Joint Committee ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Faroe IslandsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the UK - Faroe Islands free trade agreement to encourage his Faroese counterparts to ban dolphin hunting.
Answer: The UK-Faroe Islands Free Trade Agreement provides an important framework for the UK Government to engage with the Faroese Government. UK officials have and will continue to raise the UK's opposition to cetacean hunting at meetings of the Joint Committee ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the level of Government funding provided for (a) animal-based research and (b) research using human-specific methods in the latest year for
Answer: The Government has not made an estimate of the level of funding provided for (a) animal-based research and (b) research using human-specific methods in the latest year for which figures are available. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) invests in a wide ra...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much funding was provided for projects involving human-specific research methods each year between 2020-2025; and if he will publish a breakdown by funding body.
Answer: The Government has not made an estimate of how much funding was provided for projects involving human-specific research methods in each year between 2020 and 2025, and does not hold a breakdown by funding body. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) invests in...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when his Department plans to publish the delivery update on implementation of the Replacing Animals in Science Strategy.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 30 June 2026 to Question UIN 14084 Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21417More
Question: 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: 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...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of greater partnerships between the NHS and medical researchers on developing non-animal methods for scientific testing.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role that collaboration between the NHS, researchers and industry can play in accelerating the development of life sciences innovations. Through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, we are supporting partnersh...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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