Animal Experiments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper: Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, when does she expect to publish a coherent list of alternative methods that would be acceptable data sources.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The delivery of the commitment to publish a list of regulatory priorities for alternative methods sits with NC3Rs.
NC3Rs, working with its Regulatory Sciences Forum, is developing the publication, including its overall structure and the criteria for inclusion and exclusion of alternative methods. As set out in the strategy, we expect the list of priorities for regulatory development and validation to be published by the end of 2026.
The Government will publish a delivery update, alongside key performance indicators on progress across all elements of the strategy, later in 2026.
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