questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department’s publication entitled Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods, published on 11 November 2025, if she will consider including all instances of the use of the LD50 and LC50 tests in Basket 1: Animal testing/models for which mature replacement technologies already exist and could be applied to phase out in all but exceptional circumstances.
answerText: The Strategy uses a ‘baskets’ approach to group animal tests according to how ready they are for replacement, based on the maturity of potential alternative methods. These initial baskets are not exhaustive and will be reviewed and refined in consultation...
heading: Animal Experiments