Question follow-through · 27158
Animal Experiments: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licenses and service licenses currently in force authorise the use of dogs in scientific procedures; and how many dogs are authorised under each license.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many project licenses and service licenses currently in force authorise the use of dogs in scientific procedures; and how many dogs are authorised under each license.
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
There are currently 32 active project licences which authorise the use of dogs in scientific procedures. Across all projects the maximum number of animals authorised for use is 31,816. Of the 32 licences, there are 23 licences carrying out ‘service’ type ...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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