A question on #AnimalExperiments tabled by Irene Campbell on 21-05-2025 has been answered by Dan Jarvis.

Heading: Animal Experiments
Question ID: 1805152
UIN: 54134
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-21
Asking Member ID: 5145
Asking Member display name: Irene Campbell
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Irene Campbell
Member interest: true
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of animal tests that are taking place for regulatory purposes where a suitable non-animal alternative is already available; and if she wil
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Date answered: 2025-06-03
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Answering Member ID: 4243
Answering Member display name: Dan Jarvis
Answering Member handle: DanJarvisMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DanJarvisMP
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Answer text: The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) ensures that all animal testing, including for regulatory purposes, is only carried out where no non-animal alternative can be used. Licence applicants are required to robustly evidence their considerati...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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