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Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department defines the statutory term scientifically satisfactory under Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as being legally dependent upon formal regulatory (a) val

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 7 Jul 2026
Target answer date: 9 Jul 2026
Answer: 13 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department defines the statutory term scientifically satisfactory under Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as being legally dependent upon formal regulatory (a) val
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jul 2026
Answer published
Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), the statutory duty in section 2A requires the Secretary of State to ensure compliance with the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs principles). In relation to the principle of...

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