Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 69995
Primates: Imports
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many long-tailed macaques have been imported into the UK for pre-clinical pharmaceutical testing since 5 July 2025.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerDefra records the total number of macaques imported for scientific research but does not record the number of animals imported specifically for pre-clinical pharmaceutical testing.