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Animal Experiments: Statistics

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 16 June 2025UIN 59099

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the frequency of the publication of statistics on the number of animals that are bred for use in scientific procedures but not used.

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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