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Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12521 on Dogs: Animal Experiments, when he plans to publish further details on plans to accelerate the development, validation and

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 27 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 29 Nov 2024
Answer: 5 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12521 on Dogs: Animal Experiments, when he plans to publish further details on plans to accelerate the development, validation and
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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5 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. Our approach has been to support the development and application of approaches that replace, reduce ...

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