Question follow-through · 63928
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to phase out (a) animal testing and (b) testing on beagles at (i) MBR Acres and (ii) other facilities.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 4 Jul 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to phase out (a) animal testing and (b) testing on beagles at (i) MBR Acres and (ii) other facilities.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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4 Jul 2025
Answer published
This Government has made a commitment to the long-term goal of phasing out animal testing in science and research. An immediate ban is not presently feasible due to international regulatory requirements for the safety testing of chemicals and medicines. S...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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