Question follow-through · 57325
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for phasing out the use of animal testing for regulatory and research purposes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for phasing out the use of animal testing for regulatory and research purposes.
9 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.The Government will publish a strategy to support the development, validat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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