Question follow-through · 55948

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Directive 2010/63EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, what steps her Department is taking to (a) record and (b) publish the number of animals bred for use in scientific

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
4 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Directive 2010/63EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, what steps her Department is taking to (a) record and (b) publish the number of animals bred for use in scientific

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred for, but not used in, scientific procedures.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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