Question follow-through · 114944
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licence applications involving the use of dogs under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused in each of the last five years on the grounds that a scientifically
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licence applications involving the use of dogs under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been refused in each of the last five years on the grounds that a scientifically
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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4 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Home Office regulates the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). All project licence applications must comply with the principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (the 3Rs), ensuring that animals m...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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