Question follow-through · 47829
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from Lord Sharpe to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee, published on 1 March 2024, whether the Home Office will issue a policy advice note to (a) discourage and
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the letter from Lord Sharpe to the Chair of the Animals in Science Committee, published on 1 March 2024, whether the Home Office will issue a policy advice note to (a) discourage and
28 Apr 2025
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
The letter from Lord Sharpe was issued under the previous Government. I can however, issue an update. The Home Office Regulator has reviewed all licences authorising the use of the Forced Swim Test (FST) under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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