Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 76452

Animal Experiments: Regulation

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of banning animal testing.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their adoption. It is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biological systems, so the carefully regulated us...

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