Question follow-through · 54134
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of animal tests that are taking place for regulatory purposes where a suitable non-animal alternative is already available; and if she wil
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 21 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of animal tests that are taking place for regulatory purposes where a suitable non-animal alternative is already available; and if she wil
2 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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3 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) ensures that all animal testing, including for regulatory purposes, is only carried out where no non-animal alternative can be used. Licence applicants are required to robustly evidence their considerati...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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