United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 79158
Animal Experiments
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10 October 2025
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20 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to enable a phase out of animal testing in medical research over the next decade.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to enable a phase out of animal testing in medical research over the next decade.
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20 October 2025
Answer
The legal framework in the UK already requires that animals are only ever used in science where there are no validated alternatives available.The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will shortly publish a strategy ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/79158
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1837672
- uk · wq-1837672 · source updated 20 October 2025