Question follow-through · 128374
Animal Experiments: Rabbits
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
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 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
22 Apr 2026
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
Rabbit pyrogen tests were removed from the British Pharmacopeia in 2025 under this Government, meaning that no rabbit pyrogenicity testing should now be conducted in the UK for any pharmacopoeial pyrogen testing purposes. International (ISO) standards for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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