Written Question·Home Office·UIN 117874
Animal Experiments: Licensing
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences were rejected for procedures using the rabbit pyrogen test since the publication of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy.
Answer
Sarah JonesSince the publication of the Animals in Science Strategy on 11 November the Home Office has not received any applications for licences that seek authorisation for procedures using the rabbit pyrogen test.