Question follow-through · 129341
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered whether the relationship between the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) and Understanding Animal Res
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has considered whether the relationship between the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) and Understanding Animal Res
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The NC3Rs does not sponsor UAR activities beyond being a signatory and participant in the UK Concordat on Openness on Animal Research which is managed by UAR. The NC3Rs works with a range of relevant stakeholders across the life sciences sector, including...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Animal Experiments
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the level of public funding allocated to (a) animal-based research and (b) non-animal New Approach Methodologies in the last five