VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Animal Experiments

Asked by James NaishLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114195

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the publication of the numbers of all animals involved in any form of animal research, including those bred but not used.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office is currently reviewing the potential merits of recording and reporting the number of animals that were bred for, but not used, in scientific procedures.

The Home Office publishes Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim