Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 31293

Medicine: Animal Experiments

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

Liberal DemocratWitney

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using technologies such as (a) organ-on-a-chip and (b) computer modelling to reduce the number of animals used in medical research

Answer

Feryal Clark
Phasing out animal testing where possible is a clear goal of this government and innovative technologies, such as organ-on-a-chip, are essential to delivering this ambition.The Government invests £10m annually in The National Centre for the Replacement, R...

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