Question follow-through · 126488
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to establish the Committee on Alternative Methods; and whether her Department plans to have a call for membership that enables participation from animal protection organi
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when she plans to establish the Committee on Alternative Methods; and whether her Department plans to have a call for membership that enables participation from animal protection organi
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The strategy commits to establishing a committee on alternative methods in 2026 and we have already commissioned the Animals in Science Committee for advice on the scope, governance and composition of such a committee.The Government already engages with s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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