Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the number of inspections of animal testing establishments carried out between 2011 and 2018 decreased.

The number of Inspections of licensed animal testing establishments between 2011 and 2018 would be expected to vary dependent on the baseline number of inspections, risk profiling and thematic inspections. Inspections are conducted by the Home Office according to risk-based criteria and as required by the legislation. Full details are given in the 2018 Regulators annual report available at: Animals in Science Regulation Unit Annual Report 2018 (publishing.service.gov.uk).

The Home Office inspects all establishments at a frequency that is fully compliant with the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986).