A question on #AnimalExperiments tabled by Mr Peter Bedford on 27-03-2025 has been answered by Feryal Clark.

Heading: Animal Experiments
Question ID: 1789605
UIN: 42178
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-27
Asking Member ID: 5330
Asking Member display name: Mr Peter Bedford
Asking Member handle: peterabedford
Asking Member Twitter reference: @peterabedford
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of new legislation to facilitate the transition to non-animal methods of testing.
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Date answered: 2025-04-01
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4822
Answering Member display name: Feryal Clark
Answering Member handle: FeryalClark
Answering Member Twitter reference: @FeryalClark
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Answer text: The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. The government will publish a strategy to support the development, valida...
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Answering body ID: 216
Answering body name: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tweeted: true