Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 91769

Animal Experiments

Tabled: 17 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to phase out animal testing.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

On 11th November 2025 the government published “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods” which outlines the steps we will take to achieve this. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/replacing-animals-in-science-strategy/replacing-animals-in-science-a-strategy-to-support-the-development-validation-and-uptake-of-alternative-methods ).