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Animal Experiments: Licensing

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 29603

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the duration of project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Home Office intends to conduct an internal review in relation to the duration of project licences for animal research under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), as announced by the previous administration in a parliamentary debate of 19 February 2024.

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