Question follow-through · 12389
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4648, what assessment her Department has made of whether the statutory Home Office guidance used by inspectors and the Animal Welfare and Ethical Revi
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jul 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4648, what assessment her Department has made of whether the statutory Home Office guidance used by inspectors and the Animal Welfare and Ethical Revi
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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6 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Home Office keeps guidance related to the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) under review. Regular independent advice is obtained through commissioning the independent statutory advisory body – the Animals in Science Committee (ASC). The ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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