Question follow-through · 4425

Animal Experiments: Shellfish

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to (a) reduce the numbers of decapod crustaceans used in scientific procedures and (b) strengthen expertise of these creatures within the Animals in Science Regulation Unit.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 29 May 2026
Target answer date: 2 Jun 2026
Answer: 4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to (a) reduce the numbers of decapod crustaceans used in scientific procedures and (b) strengthen expertise of these creatures within the Animals in Science Regulation Unit.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 recognises decapod crustaceans as sentient beings. The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to their welfare, including where they are used in scientific research.The Home Office h...

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