Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are planned to receive full audits carried out in person by Inspectors from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit during 2022.

For the first quarter of 2022, five full systems audits will have been completed.

Further audits will be undertaken in 2022 and will be undertaken announced or unannounced, on-site or remotely, depending on their purpose. The schedule for future quarters has not been finalised.