Written Question·Home Office·UIN 119839
Animal Experiments
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to review the adequacy of her Department's enforcement of section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office maintains a rigorous approach to enforcing Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, which embeds the statutory principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (the 3Rs). All applications proposing the use of animals ...
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