Question follow-through · 40026

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions applied by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit for incidents of non-compliance with licence conditions or with the Animals (Scientific

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions applied by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit for incidents of non-compliance with licence conditions or with the Animals (Scientific

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Animals in Science Regulator has published its compliance framework which explains how it identifies and investigates potential incidents of non-compliance and decides on appropriate and proportionate measures and remedies where non-compliance has bee...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Animal Experiments: Dogs

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Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

Animal Experiments

22 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many regulatory tests were carried out on animals where non-animal methods were available in 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dangerous Dogs

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: Training

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crime: East of England

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Anti-social Behaviour: Driving

16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on tackling anti-social car driving.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Road Works: Staff

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the system of recording abuse against roadworkers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Animal Experiments: Licensing

10 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of transferring responsibility for the licensing of animal testing to the (a) Department for Environment, Food and Rural

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crime Prevention: Urban Areas

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evaluation framework is used to measure the effectiveness of the Safer Streets Summer Initiative.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Mobile Phones: Theft

4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the resale of stolen mobile phones in (a) Bedfordshire, (b) Cambridgeshire and (c) Suffolk.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Home Office: Climate Change

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