questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, what progress has she made in replacing animals used for eye irritation testing and applying only validated alternative methods to satisfy UK regulatory requirements for eye irritation testing.
answerText: The Government is supporting the replacement of animal use in eye irritation through delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. Validated alternative methods are available and used wherever possible, with animal testing required where sufficie...
heading: Animal Experiments