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Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 September 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 September 2024. It was answered by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.


Animal Experiments: Shellfish

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the findings of the Decapods: Call for Evidence, published on 5 July 2023; and what recent estimate she has made of when the Animals in Science Committee will report on options for the future regulation of the use of decapod crustaceans in research.

Answer

Following earlier research and reports on this issue, the next step is for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to decide whether to regulate Decapods under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Any decision of publication of earlier research or the commissioning of further advice will follow in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5059
Session
2024-26
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Animal experiments Regulation Shellfish
Link
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