Question follow-through · 58553
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to phase out the LD50 toxicity test as an initial step to end animal testing.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to phase out the LD50 toxicity test as an initial step to end animal testing.
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to the development of non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year.Significant progress has been made on validating alternative methods, including the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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