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Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Jul. 16 2024

Source Page: Freedom of Information responses from the MHRA: 15 January 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: MHRA received and approved for licensing requests of new medicine (not repurposed medicine), where animal


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Salmon Farming in Scotland - Wed 05 Jun 2024

Mentions:
1: None to grow another vertebrate sentient animal. - Speech Link
2: None If an animal is in pain, it is definitely experiencing poor welfare. - Speech Link
3: None In Ireland, there were quite a lot of experiments a while ago at hatcheries for wild fish, which were - Speech Link


Arms Length Body Publication (In development)
NICE

May. 31 2024

Source Page: Direct skeletal fixation of limb or digit prostheses using intraosseous transcutaneous implants
Publication Type: Interventional procedure consultation
Document: Specialist advice questionnaires PDF 1.3 MB (webpage)

Found: first human implantation was performed in Sweden in 1990, preceding which pre-clinical studies in animal


Deposited Papers

May. 30 2024

Source Page: I. Documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment relating to nuclear test veterans: includes technical reports, Government correspondence relating to the need to carry out precautionary testing, correspondence between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) and the Veterans Agency relating to nuclear test veterans’ claims, an AWRE health and safety report, an aircraft decontamination report, a limited amount of blood and urine test data from a small number of personnel [redacted] (151 docs). II. Letter dated 20/05/2024 from Andrew Murrison MP to Rebecca Long Bailey MP and John Hayes MP regarding the declassification and publication on gov.uk of documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) relating to nuclear test veterans. II.
Document: 03000053_No_redact_public_domain.pdf (PDF)

Found: They were doing experiments, I think .


Deposited Papers

May. 30 2024

Source Page: I. Documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment relating to nuclear test veterans: includes technical reports, Government correspondence relating to the need to carry out precautionary testing, correspondence between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) and the Veterans Agency relating to nuclear test veterans’ claims, an AWRE health and safety report, an aircraft decontamination report, a limited amount of blood and urine test data from a small number of personnel [redacted] (151 docs). II. Letter dated 20/05/2024 from Andrew Murrison MP to Rebecca Long Bailey MP and John Hayes MP regarding the declassification and publication on gov.uk of documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) relating to nuclear test veterans. II.
Document: 01000226_Prop_redact_Redacted.pdf (PDF)

Found: for the first time by Australian servicemen no were at Maralinga that the tests inere included secret experiments


Deposited Papers

May. 30 2024

Source Page: I. Documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment relating to nuclear test veterans: includes technical reports, Government correspondence relating to the need to carry out precautionary testing, correspondence between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) and the Veterans Agency relating to nuclear test veterans’ claims, an AWRE health and safety report, an aircraft decontamination report, a limited amount of blood and urine test data from a small number of personnel [redacted] (151 docs). II. Letter dated 20/05/2024 from Andrew Murrison MP to Rebecca Long Bailey MP and John Hayes MP regarding the declassification and publication on gov.uk of documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) relating to nuclear test veterans. II.
Document: 03000075_No_redact_-_public_domain.pdf (PDF)

Found: mean- that - in-- the *Wrong- way-,,* -but-you- certainly wanted the English to be successful with the experiments


Deposited Papers

May. 30 2024

Source Page: I. Documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment relating to nuclear test veterans: includes technical reports, Government correspondence relating to the need to carry out precautionary testing, correspondence between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) and the Veterans Agency relating to nuclear test veterans’ claims, an AWRE health and safety report, an aircraft decontamination report, a limited amount of blood and urine test data from a small number of personnel [redacted] (151 docs). II. Letter dated 20/05/2024 from Andrew Murrison MP to Rebecca Long Bailey MP and John Hayes MP regarding the declassification and publication on gov.uk of documents held by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) relating to nuclear test veterans. II.
Document: 02000100_Royal_Commission_Document.pdf (PDF)

Found: ARL study which formed an annexure to AIRAC 4 did nonetheless refer to studies done with respec t to animal


Commons Chamber
Valedictory Debate - Fri 24 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Matthew Offord (Con - Hendon) He has enabled me to concentrate on animal welfare issues. - Speech Link


Written Question
Animal Experiments
Thursday 23rd May 2024

Asked by: Damien Moore (Conservative - Southport)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of animal testing in scientific research.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

On Monday 19th February, I announced that the government will be publishing a plan to accelerate the development, validation, and uptake of technologies and methods to reduce reliance on the use of animals in science. This summer, this will be led by a cross-government group that will consult stakeholders in industry, academia, and charities.


Select Committee
University of Cambridge, and University of Cambridge
FDO0020 - Food, Diet and Obesity

Written Evidence May. 22 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: Importantly, the use of a mouse model for these experiments means that these effects can be demonstrated