Question follow-through · 12391
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, how the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) ensures statutory requirements are met in practice when granting generic licences for regulato
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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 4646, how the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) ensures statutory requirements are met in practice when granting generic licences for regulato
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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6 Jul 2026
Answer published
Trained Home Office Inspectors assess applications for animal research on a case-by-case basis. All such research must meet the rigorous legal and ethical requirements set out in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.The use of animals in scientifi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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