Question follow-through · 28156
Animal Experiments: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will take steps to increase funding for non-animal New Approach Methodologies to improve innovation and support the transition away from animal testing.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Incentives · 14 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will take steps to increase funding for non-animal New Approach Methodologies to improve innovation and support the transition away from animal testing.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Sept 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 15 July 2026 in response to Question 16739.
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Incentives
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will introduce legislation to prohibit employers from making significant changes to incentive schemes with under a week's notice before pay day.