PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Animal Experiments: Licensing (8 September 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021, how many project licences have been granted to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

The use of animals in science supports the development of new medicines and the safety of our environment, for the benefit of humans and animals, and is only permitted when there are no alternatives.

The Home Office regulator has granted project licences under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as follows.

• In 2018, a total of 540 project licences were granted.
• In 2019, a total of 481 project licences were granted.
• In 2020, a total of 471 project licences were granted.
• In 2021, a total of 493 project licences were granted.

Answered by:
Sir Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
22 September 2022