Question follow-through · 54862
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on phasing out animal testing.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 30 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress he has made on phasing out animal testing.
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.While it is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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