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Animal Experiments

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127859

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 15 April 2026 to question 125651 on Animal Experiments, which Ministers sit on the Ministerial Board overseeing delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science Strategy.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The Ministerial Board overseeing delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science Strategy is chaired by Lord Vallance. Its membership includes Baroness Hayman, Parliamentary Under‑Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Lord Hanson, Minister of State at the Home Office.

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