Written Question·Home Office·UIN 90181

Animal Experiments: Wales

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Question

Chris Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of experiments using animals that were carried out in Wales in 2024; and whether she will be taking steps to reduce these numbers.

Answer

Dan Jarvis

In 2024, 25,718 regulated scientific procedures involving living animals were carried out in Wales, a decrease from 31,940 in 2023.The Home Office regulates under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) to assure compliance with the robust pro...

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