Written Question·Home Office·UIN 16379
Animal Experiments
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department defines the statutory term scientifically satisfactory under Section 2A of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as being legally dependent upon formal regulatory (a) val
Answer
Sarah JonesUnder the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), the statutory duty in section 2A requires the Secretary of State to ensure compliance with the principles of replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs principles). In relation to the principle of...
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