Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33153 on Marshall Bioresources, when the last (a) announced and (b) unannounced audit of Marshall BioResources in Huntingdon was undertaken by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit.

The last announced audit at Marshall BioResources occurred in September 2021. The last unannounced audit occurred in April 2024.

The Animals in Science Regulation Unit conducts both announced and unannounced audits to ensure establishments are compliant with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and the terms of their licences and the Code of Practice.

Each establishment that holds specially protected species, such as dogs, will be audited at least once every year. All other establishments will receive an audit at least every three years.