Written Question·Home Office·UIN 2718

Animal Experiments: Licensing

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024

Question

Dan Norris

IndependentNorth East Somerset and Hanham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many active licences authorise use 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.