Animal Experiments: Research
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, what progress has she made in creating positive incentives for research proposal applicants to develop and implement alternatives to animal use.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The delivery of the commitment to Enable funders to ensure thorough scrutiny of animal research in funding decisions is led by UKRI and will create positive incentives for research proposal applicants to develop and implement alternatives to animal use.
UKRI are developing a funding service to support this and the strategy commits to start the funding cycle in 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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