Oral Question·Home Office
“What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices of the approval under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 between April and June 2025 of the use of 1,656,930 animals over the next five years.”
Tabled: 9 September 2025Answered: 15 September 2025
Asked by
Chris Hinchliff
Labour — North East Hertfordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Security (Dan Jarvis)
The Department takes its responsibilities under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act extremely seriously. Approvals for the use of animals in science are given only when no alternatives exist and where the scientific benefit justifies the potential harm. The Government will soon publish a strategy on how we will work towards phasing out the use of animals in science.