Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the UK is a global leader in the use of non-animal technologies and approaches in scientific research.

The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) provides core funding for the National Centre for 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) (NC3Rs), which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies. The UK has a world leading reputation for the delivery of the 3Rs principles and the NC3Rs is widely recognised as being world leading, supporting research and innovation that provides researchers in academia and industry with technologies that are more predictive, cost-effective and humane than current animal models.