Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what progress his Department has made on implementing the commitments in the Replacing animals in science strategy.

The Government published the Replacing Animals in Science strategy in November 2025, setting out a cross-government programme to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. Delivery is underway across Government and partner organisations, supported by £75 million of investment. Progress includes the establishment of the £20 million Pre-clinical Translational Models Hub, guidance on the establishment of an alternative methods expert committee, new MHRA measures supporting the regulatory use of non-animal data, and £2 million funding for innovative human-relevant technologies to replace dogs in drug development. A delivery update and key performance indicators will be published later in 2026.