Question follow-through · 64911

Animal Testing: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the forthcoming roadmap to phase out animal testing include plans to conduct systematic reviews to identify areas of research or disease models to phase out.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the forthcoming roadmap to phase out animal testing include plans to conduct systematic reviews to identify areas of research or disease models to phase out.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 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. Any systematic approach for identifying research priorities for new alternative methods wi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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