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Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with Swissmedic regarding the regulatory approval of New Approach Methods.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with Swissmedic regarding the regulatory approval of New Approach Methods.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Mar 2025

    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”. The Government is working to understand the international drivers and challenges to integrating non-...

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