Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 May 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Monday, 18 May 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

MBR Acres: Dogs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 125325 on Animal Welfare: Inspections, how many beagles were bred in the last 12 months by MBR Acres Ltd for which the latest data is available.

Answer

The Home Office does not hold data on the number of animals bred by individual establishments. Responsibility for recording such information rests with the licensed establishments themselves.

Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, licensed establishments are required to maintain records, in a format acceptable to the Secretary of State, of the source, use and final disposal of all protected animals bred, kept or used at the establishment for regulated activity.

The Home Office publishes annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures, which include information on procedures involving dogs. In addition, project licence applications under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are required to include prospective estimates of the number of animals expected to be used. This information is included in the published non-technical summaries of project licences granted available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-technical-summaries-of-projects-granted-under-aspa.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 668
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Animal Welfare: Inspections
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Written questions
House of Commons; MBR Acres: Dogs
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Animal welfare Animal experiments Dogs MBR Acres
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

MBR Acres: Dogs

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