Question follow-through · 11617
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to reduce the number of canines used in scientific trials..
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 30 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to reduce the number of canines used in scientific trials..
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to reducing the use of animals in science, including dogs, through our Replacing Animals in Science strategy, which supports the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. The UK’s legal framework already requir...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Animal Experiments: Dogs
7 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11617, what her planned timeline is for the regulatory acceptance of alternatives in pharmacokinetic and cardiovascular safety s