United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 21293
Animal Experiments: Shellfish
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28 August 2026
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3 September 2026 · Answer
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3 September 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the protections provided by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans.
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28 August 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the protections provided by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans.
Source: Commons
3 September 2026
Answer
The Government has not decided whether to extend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to decapod crustaceans. The Home Office is continuing a phased, evidence-based programme of work to improve protections for decapods used in science and inform a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/21293
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1931762
- uk · wq-1931762 · source updated 3 September 2026