Question follow-through · 24808

Animal Experiments: Primates

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polic

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 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 Annual statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain 2025, published in July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polic

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The number and type of regulated procedures carried out can vary from year to year, reflecting factors such as scientific and public health priorities, scientific innovation, research funding, regulatory requirements, and the availability of suitable non-...

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