Question follow-through · 104573
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the results of the consultation on potential reforms to Section 24 of Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which closed on 13 June 2014.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the results of the consultation on potential reforms to Section 24 of Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which closed on 13 June 2014.
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
In 2014, the then Government commenced a public consultation seeking views on section 24, with the aim of increasing openness and transparency. This work was paused due to changes in administration in 2015.Under this Government, the Home Office has been r...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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