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Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to end the use of animals in scientific research for human medicine and products.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
13 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
22 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to end the use of animals in scientific research for human medicine and products.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Government’s strategy to replace animals in science sets a long-term goal of eliminating their use in all but exceptional circumstances. It focuses on building a research and innovation system that develops and validates alternative methods, including...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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