Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to end the breeding of beagles used for laboratory experiments.

The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science.

The Labour Manifesto for government includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal.