questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will suspend all new generic service licences for animal experiments whilst conducting a review of all currently held generic licenses to determine (a) the type and purpose of animal experiments conducted, (b) whether appropriate harm-benefit analysis is being undertaken and (c) what steps are taken to follow the 3Rs (replacing, reducing or refining the use of animals) wherever possible under those generic licences.
answerText: The Government will continue to grant service licences in accordance with the rigorous requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).Service licences support regulatory testing required to meet legal and international standards for t...
heading: Animal Experiments: Licensing