Written Question·Home Office·UIN 2717

Animal Experiments

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 11 September 2024

Question

Dan Norris

Independent — North East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a deadline for elimination of the forced swim test.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

The Home Office intends to completely eliminate the use of the forced swim test. This will require the validation of suitable appropriate alternatives.