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Animal Experiments: Regulation

Asked by Perran MoonLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 19 September 2025UIN 76452

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of banning animal testing.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Government is committed to supporting alternatives to animals in science and will publish a strategy to support their adoption. It is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biological systems, so the carefully regulated use of animals in science remains necessary for improving the understanding of how biological systems work, in the development of safe new medicines and in testing chemicals. The legal framework in the UK requires that animals are only ever used in science where there are no validated alternatives available.

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