Question follow-through · 61832

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with animal rights charities on phasing out the use of animal testing.

answeredGavin RobinsonDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with animal rights charities on phasing out the use of animal testing.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to supporting non-animal alternatives and will publish a strategy to support their development, validation and adoption later this year. To facilitate this Minister Vallance hosted a roundtable on 14.05.25 with representatives ...

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