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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Jul. 13 2023

Source Page: Statistics of scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2022
Document: Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals Great Britain 2022 (PDF)

Found: Prior to 1986, figures were recorded for the number of ‘experiments’ on living animals, under the Cruelty

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Jul. 12 2023

Source Page: Training and continuous professional development under ASPA
Document: Guidance for training and CPD under ASPA (PDF)

Found: under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) , the specific training requirements for licensing

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Home Office

Jul. 12 2023

Source Page: Training and continuous professional development under ASPA
Document: Guidance for training and CPD under ASPA (accessible) (PDF)

Found: under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) , the specific training requirements for licensing

Westminster Hall
Human-specific Medical Research Techniques - Tue 04 Jul 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Steve McCabe (LAB - Birmingham, Selly Oak) , and 70% would like to see all animal experiments phased out by 2040. - Speech Link
2: Martyn Day (SNP - Linlithgow and East Falkirk) Also, the UK is the top user of primates and dogs in experiments in Europe; thousands of experiments - Speech Link
3: Paul Scully (CON - Sutton and Cheam) refine the use of animals in research and to ensure that the UK has a robust regulatory system for licensing - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) - Wed 21 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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: Peter Gibson (CON - Darlington) We revamped local authority licensing regimes. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) It would have made zoo licensing easier to enforce, and therefore guaranteed the high standards in animal - Speech Link
4: Robbie Moore (CON - Keighley) We have also banned third-party puppy and kitten sales through Lucy’s law, the Animal Welfare (Licensing - Speech Link
5: Alex Sobel (LAB - Leeds North West) She rightly pointed out that licensing issues continue to plague zoos across the country. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill
Jun. 06 2023
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A briefing on the background and context to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill, and an explanation of the changes being made by the Bill.

Found: under" the Animal Health and W elfare (Scotland) Act 2006 since the animal is now "under the control

Departmental Publication (Research)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jun. 05 2023

Source Page: AWC opinion on the space requirements for snakes in vivaria within pet selling establishments
Document: AWC opinion on the space requirements for snakes in vivaria within pet selling establishments (PDF)

Found: on contemporary topics relating to animal welfare.

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Offshore Wind Directorate
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Marine Directorate

May. 22 2023

Source Page: Developing essential fish habitat maps: report
Document: Essential Fish Habitat: Final Report Supplementary Material Annex 1 (PDF)

Found: considered scientific and grey literature by preference, but also included searching for any relevant licensing

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Justice

May. 18 2023

Source Page: Criminal Justice System statistics quarterly: December 2022
Document: (Excel)

Found: offences1080110801 - Experiments on living animalsSNMSummary non-motoring108b Other Cruelty to animal

Written Question
Animal Experiments: Licensing
Wednesday 17th May 2023

Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to increase the transparency of licensing applications for the performing of scientific procedures on living animals.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

The Government publishes extensive information about the use of animals in science in Great Britain, including: guidance on the operation of ASPA (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-the-operation-of-the-animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986); and national annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-statistics).

For each project licence granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 a Non-Technical Summary is published, available here: www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit#non-technical-summaries.