Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will take steps to support human relevant science.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
UKRI actively supports and accelerates advances in biomedical science and technologies to reduce reliance on the use of animals in research. This includes MRC and BBSRC providing approximately £10 million per annum for the world-leading National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs). Total funding for human-relevant science is not routinely captured given that it covers not only investment in the development and delivery of Non-Animal Technologies, but also the underpinning basic science that sits beneath this as well as research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.
Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has allocated to research and innovation relating to human relevant science since her Department was established.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
UKRI actively supports and accelerates advances in biomedical science and technologies to reduce reliance on the use of animals in research. This includes MRC and BBSRC providing approximately £10 million per annum for the world-leading National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs). Total funding for human-relevant science is not routinely captured given that it covers not only investment in the development and delivery of Non-Animal Technologies, but also the underpinning basic science that sits beneath this as well as research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.
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Asked by: Janet Daby (Labour - Lewisham East)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions she has had with (a) domestic stakeholder organisations and (b) international partners regarding the use of human-specific medical research.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Secretary of State has not had any meetings specifically on human-specific medical research. However, the Government is committed to reducing the reliance on the use of animals in research and officials in the department meet representatives from relevant stakeholder organisations and businesses, including the RSPCA, Unilever, LUSH and Animal Free Research.
Jan. 17 2024
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Asked by: Matt Hancock (Independent - West Suffolk)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to enforcement notice 310819694 served against the UK Health Security Agency on 31 July 2020 by the Health and Safety Executive, what steps she is taking to ensure that laboratories at Porton Down continue to comply with relevant safety requirements.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In July 2020 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a Crown Improvement Notice in relation to the information, instruction, and training for the handling and restraint of animals infected with hazardous biological agents. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) complied with this notice to the satisfaction of the HSE, by their deadline of November 2020. The UKHSA has built upon this through a dedicated human factors specialist in its corporate health and safety function, and a compliance team within the Science Group.
The UKHSA Porton Down high security laboratories meet current HSE guidance. This is tested on a regular basis by site evidence-based inspections, conducted by the HSE.
Jan. 17 2024
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