Question follow-through · 13577

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end unethical and unnecessary animal testing.

answeredClaire HannaHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
6 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to end unethical and unnecessary animal testing.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office regulates the use of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA). Animal testing that is unethical, unnecessary or not scientifically justified is not permitted. The use of animals is only permitted where t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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