Written Question·Home Office·UIN 120797

Animal Experiments: Licensing

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many service licences were granted for multiple generic projects that used (a) dogs and (b) non-human primates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 between 1 January 2021 and 31 Dece

Answer

Sarah Jones

To obtain this information would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.The Home Office will only grant licences where it is satisfied that the statutory requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 have been met, including that the wo...

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