Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the strategy Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025 and the target to strengthen the commitment of journal editors to publishing research using alternative methods, what assessment her Department has made of the work being done by the Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB) to establish editorial policies to address animal methods bias.

The Government’s strategy to replace animals in science includes a commitment to support journal editors to publish research using alternative methods. In developing the strategy, officials met with a range of relevant stakeholders, including international journals and publishers, to agree on this commitment and consider how best to take it forward and will continue to do so during its implementation.