Question follow-through · 87929

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to promote alternative testing methods that reduce the use of animals in scientific research.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to promote alternative testing methods that reduce the use of animals in scientific research.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    On 11th November the Government published “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods”.The strategy outlines our vision where animals are only used in research and development in excep...

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