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Animal Experiments: Dogs and Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what dat

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what dat

  2. 15 Dec 2025

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  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government’s publication, Replacing Animals in Science: A Strategy to Support the Development, Validation and Uptake of Alternative Methods, sets out our long-term vision for a world in which the use of animals in scientific research is eliminated exc...

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