Question follow-through · 21405

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Code of Practice for the Care and Accommodation of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes, published in March 2026, whether she has made an assessment of the adeq

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
9 Sept 2026
Answer
9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Code of Practice for the Care and Accommodation of Animals Bred, Supplied or Used for Scientific Purposes, published in March 2026, whether she has made an assessment of the adeq

  2. 9 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The minimum separation ages for non-human primates were not reassessed as part of the 2026 Code update. The Code clarified and consolidated the legal minimum standards in force since 2017; it did not change them. Licensed establishments must meet those st...

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