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Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The strategy sets out seven commitments to increase confidence in the validation and regulatory uptake of alternative methods.On 24 March, the MHRA announced it will offer early regulatory review of non‑animal data, including data generated using in silic...

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