Question follow-through · 54062

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Animals in Science Committee entitled Review of antibody licences, published on 20 October 2022, whether the Animals in Science Committee plans to publish an update

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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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  1. 21 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Animals in Science Committee entitled Review of antibody licences, published on 20 October 2022, whether the Animals in Science Committee plans to publish an update

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Following a review by the Animals in Science Committee in 2022 on licences for the production of antibodies, the Animals in Science Regulator implemented published changes to strengthen the requirement for robust justifications. This included an additiona...

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