Question follow-through · 51423
Animal Experiments: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the US Food and Drug Administration's publication entitled Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing i
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 15 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the US Food and Drug Administration's publication entitled Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing i
15 May 2025
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15 May 2025
Answer published
It is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biological systems and regulatory requirements for their use. The Government has reviewed the FDA roadmap and is engaging with the MHRA on how to accelerate the science-led adoption...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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