Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2023 to Question 2844 on Animal Experiments: Cosmetics, whether animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients is being conducted in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The regulation of animals in science under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is a transferred matter under the Northern Ireland devolution settlement.
Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) animals in these experiments. - Speech Link
2: Tracey Crouch (Con - Chatham and Aylesford) testing with respect to cosmetics; I thank my right hon. - Speech Link
3: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) In cosmetics, we have seen great success in using NAMs to predict skin sensitisation. - Speech Link
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: The future of futures: participatory futures research in the ASCFound: of the animal testing bans for cosmetic products and their ingredients in the EU Cosmetics Regulation
Found: Debate on e-petitions relating to animal testing and non-animal research methods
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024Found: For that, we need to use the whole animal in our experiments.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animal testing licences for chemical substances used as cosmetic ingredients were for substances used exclusively in cosmetics between 2019 and 2022.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Between 2019 and 2022, the Government granted one licence authorising animal testing for chemicals used exclusively as ingredients in cosmetic products, for the purposes of worker or environmental safety under chemicals (REACH) regulations.
I can confirm that, following the Government’s ban of 17 May 2023, no animal testing is being conducted, nor will any testing be authorised, of chemicals that are exclusively intended to be used as ingredients in cosmetics products.
Asked by: Yasmin Qureshi (Labour - Bolton South East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to revoke licences for testing cosmetics ingredients on animals issued between 2019 and 2022.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The Home Secretary’s written statement of 17 May 2023 announced a ban on new licences for animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients, carried out under chemicals (REACH) regulations for the purpose of worker and environmental safety.
The Home Office has completed its review of existing ‘legacy’ licences and has engaged with the relevant companies. I can confirm that, in Great Britain, no animal testing is being conducted, nor will any testing be authorised, of chemicals that are exclusively intended to be used as ingredients in cosmetics products.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the written statement entitled Regulation Update of 17 May 2023, HCWS779, what recent progress his Department has made on administering the ban on animal testing for chemicals used as cosmetic ingredients over the long-term.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The Home Secretary’s written statement of 17 May 2023 announced a ban on new licences for animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients, carried out under chemicals (REACH) regulations for the purpose of worker and environmental safety.
The Home Office has reviewed existing ‘legacy’ licences and engaged with the relevant companies. I can confirm that no animal testing is now authorised in Great Britain of chemicals that are exclusively intended to be used as ingredients in cosmetics products.
The Home Office is working with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, to review the effective administration of the ban over the longer term. This will have due regard to the needs of the science industry, the need to ensure worker and environmental safety, and the need to protect animals from unnecessary harm.
Jul. 20 2023
Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2023Found: of 'test tube' experiments th at support the use of animal experiments for disease modelling.
Mentions:
1: Jim McMahon (LAB - Oldham West and Royton) We banned experiments in the UK on great apes such as chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas in 1997. - Speech Link
2: Samantha Dixon (LAB - City of Chester) foxhunting and fur farming to the action taken to stop experimentation on great apes and the testing of cosmetics - Speech Link
3: Navendu Mishra (LAB - Stockport) last Labour Government stood on a solid record—they banned foxhunting, fur farming and the testing of cosmetics - Speech Link
4: Peter Gibson (CON - Darlington) We recognised animal sentience in law. We increased maximum sentences for animal cruelty. - Speech Link