Written Question·Home Office·UIN 40058

Animal Experiments: Licensing

Tabled: 20 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for project licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were approved on average in each week in 2024.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
In 2024, on average 17 applications for project licences to use animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were approved each week.The Government publishes extensive guidance for the regulated sector on applying for project licences. Appli...

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