Question follow-through · 28270
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to amend Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) so that it complies with the latest court ruling in relation to Article 10 of the European Conven
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to amend Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) so that it complies with the latest court ruling in relation to Article 10 of the European Conven
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is carefully considering the implications of the recent Upper Tribunal judgment concerning Section 24 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Section 24 will remain in force...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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