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Grand Committee
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
Committee stage - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) That is because “scientific research” and “scientific research purposes” will now be defined to mean“ - Speech Link
2: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) ”,but “scientific” is not defined. - Speech Link
3: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) At that stage, I spoke about pseudonymised data but I focused my remarks on scientific research. - Speech Link
4: Viscount Camrose (Con - Excepted Hereditary) This clause applies only to scientific research processing that is reliant on consent. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Apr. 23 2024

Source Page: DSIT bolsters its leadership team to drive UK’s science and tech superpower mission
Document: DSIT bolsters its leadership team to drive UK’s science and tech superpower mission (webpage)

Found: announces further appointments to its leadership team including Professor Christopher Johnson as Chief Scientific

Westminster Hall
Animal Testing - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) In 2021, over 3 million scientific procedures were conducted on animals. - Speech Link
2: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) The moral and scientific case for tighter regulation of laboratory testing is clear. - Speech Link
3: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) In 1986, this country introduced the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. - Speech Link
4: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) Three types of licence are needed to carry out these scientific procedures. - Speech Link

Written Question
Animal Experiments: Licensing
Thursday 4th April 2024

Asked by: Baroness Redfern (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to review the standard duration of licences for animal research, and (2) to introduce more challenge into the system for granting such licences, given the pace of technological change in the sector.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office is going to conduct an internal review in relation to the duration of project licences for animal research under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), as announced in the parliamentary debate on 19 February 2024.

The use of animals in scientific procedures is only authorised by the Home Office Regulator where there is clear scientific benefit, to people, animals, or the environment. The regulatory framework has a rigorous approach to the application of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) in all applications for programmes of work involving animals. Establishments conducting research must have robust internal governance systems and processes that ensure the regulated activities carried out at the establishment are undertaken in accordance with the principles of the 3Rs. Our application of the 3Rs principles continuously evolves with scientific developments.

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
UK Atomic Energy Authority

Aug. 31 2023

Source Page: Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at JET
Document: Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at JET (webpage)

Found: Scientific community to conduct final tritium experiments at JET

Select Committee
Correspondence from the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser in relation to follow up information from her introductory oral evidence session with the Committee, dated 17 August 2023

Correspondence Sep. 06 2023

Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: Correspondence from the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser in relation to follow up information from

Written Statements
Pollack in Western Waters - Fri 23 Feb 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) This will mean we will be able get support to those most affected more quickly.Launch of a new scientific - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Jul. 13 2023

Source Page: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2022
Document: Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2022 (PDF)

Found: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2022

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Competition and Markets Authority

Feb. 02 2024

Source Page: Thermo Fisher Scientific / Olink merger inquiry
Document: Thermo Fisher Scientific / Olink merger inquiry (webpage)

Found: Thermo Fisher Scientific / Olink merger inquiry

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Subordinate Legislation - Wed 28 Feb 2024

Mentions:
1: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) However, as things stand, we base our decisions on the best available scientific evidence. - Speech Link
2: Burgess, Ariane (Green - Highlands and Islands) scientific evidence is and who is using which evidence. - Speech Link
3: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) We use the best available scientific evidence, as I have outlined. - Speech Link
4: Gougeon, Mairi (SNP - Angus North and Mearns) Again, we are basing the order on the best available scientific advice. - Speech Link
5: Hamilton, Rachael (Con - Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) —because the best scientific evidence is not available. - Speech Link