Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps she has taken to end the use of animals in scientific research for human medicine and products.

The Government’s strategy to replace animals in science sets a long-term goal of eliminating their use in all but exceptional circumstances. It focuses on building a research and innovation system that develops and validates alternative methods, including for testing human medicines and products. The strategy was developed in collaboration with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and includes targets to replace specific animal tests used in medicines development. The MHRA has also issued new guidance outlining its approach to supporting non-animal methods in medicines regulation.