Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for the development of non-animal methods is co-ordinated across Government.

The Government is taking steps to coordinate activity on the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods through delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. The strategy sets out a cross-government programme with clear delivery responsibilities across departments, regulators and partner organisations. Governance arrangements include a cross-government Ministerial group and the Alternative Methods Strategy Delivery Group, which oversee progress and support coordination across policy areas. Funding is being delivered through strategic programmes led by UK Research and Innovation and other delivery partners, supported by multi-year funding secured through the Spending Review.