Written question asked by Peter Bedford (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2025 (named day). It was answered by Kanishka Narayan (Labour) on Monday, 15 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Animal Experiments: Dogs and Primates
- Question
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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, what data her Department will use as the baseline to measure the target to use validated alternative methods to reduce the use of dogs and non-human primates in dedicated PK studies for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030.
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The Government’s publication, Replacing Animals in Science: A Strategy to Support the Development, Validation and Uptake of Alternative Methods, sets out our long-term vision for a world in which the use of animals in scientific research is eliminated except in exceptional circumstances.
The strategy commits to the publication of qualitative and quantitative Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in 2025. These are in the process of being developed, and the baseline assessment will be determined as part of this process.
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- Animal experiments Dogs Drugs Primates
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