Question follow-through · 75274
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of new technologies in reducing the use of animals in scientific research.
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
- 4 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of new technologies in reducing the use of animals in scientific research.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their adoption. UK Research and Innovation supports new technologies and approaches that replace animal use in research, incl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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