Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animals kept in establishments licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were killed without being used in experiments in response to projects being put on hold as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

The Home Office annually publishes national statistics of scientific procedures performed using living animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. The statistics for the annual returns made in 2020 are scheduled for publication on 15 July 2021.

The Home Office has not collected separate data on animals kept in establishments, licensed under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, that were killed without being used in experiments in response to projects being put on hold as a result of the covid-19 outbreak, from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.