Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70381
Shellfish: Animal Experiments
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour — Bolton South and Walkden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to amend the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 to include decapod crustaceans.
Answer
Dan JarvisThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is responsible for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which provides a framework for animal protection and welfare. Defra is building an evidence base for considering if decapods should have greater ...
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