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Primates: Imports

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 September 2025UIN 74067

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69995 on Primates: Imports, how many macaques have been imported into the UK for scientific research since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

There were 19 import consignments since July 2024 and 1,696 macaques in total. These figures are from the number of import licences issued for macaques and where the Animal and Plant Health Agency received confirmation that the consignment had arrived in the UK.

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