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Animal Experiments

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 May 2025UIN 49973

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to (a) collect and (b) publish annual statistics on the number of animals bred for scientific purposes but not used in scientific procedures.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Home Office is presently reviewing the collection and publication of additional statistics on animals that were bred but not used in scientific procedures.

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