Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to guidance entitled Research and testing using animals: licences and compliance published by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) in 2013, whether such policies on on the naming of a) products and b) substances in project licences for i) batch quality control and ii) regulatory toxicology remain in place.

The published policies and guidance entitled 'Research and testing using animals: licences and compliance, published by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) in 2013 remain in place. ASRU keeps guidance under review. ASRU will consider any implications of the Replacing animals in science strategy and relevant guidance issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as part of that process.

The Government is committed to the effective delivery of the strategy and is undertaking regular governance and engagement activity across departments and with wider stakeholders to assure effective system-wide delivery.