Written Question
Thursday 17th July 2025
Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour - Rotherham)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Non-technical summaries for project licences granted January – March 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the 2,161,210 animals approved for use across 125 projects.
Answered by Dan Jarvis
- Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Home Office is committed to ensuring that the use of animals in scientific research is strictly regulated and is only permitted where no suitable alternatives are available.
In parallel, the Government is committed to working towards a vision of phasing out the use of animals in science. This Government will publish a strategy that describes how it will accelerate the development and uptake of alternative methods to animal research and testing later this year.
All applications for animal research must conform with all legal requirements set out in the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. This includes, applying the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement); the replacement of animals with alternatives, the reduction of the number of animals used to the minimum possible and the refinement of any techniques to reduce the harm suffered by the animals to the minimum.
The Home Office only allows the use of animals if it can be demonstrated that the benefits outweigh the harms and the 3Rs have been fully applied. This ensures that any project is justified by the expected benefits for humans, animals or the environment.
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Jul 2025 - Competition -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
313 Labour Aye votes vs
0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54
Division Vote (Commons)
16 Jul 2025 - Competition -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
314 Labour Aye votes vs
0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
344 Labour No votes vs
0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
333 Labour No votes vs
0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
MP Financial Interest
Sarah Champion (Labour - Rotherham)
Original Source (14th July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Silverstone - £1,400.00
MP Financial Interest
Sarah Champion (Labour - Rotherham)
Original Source (14th July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Jersey between 24 June 2025 and 30 June 2025
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
377 Labour No votes vs
0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
331 Labour No votes vs
47 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 149 Noes - 334
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -
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Sarah Champion (Lab) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and in line with the House
One of
333 Labour No votes vs
35 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443