Home Office - Commission of Animals in Science
Dear Home Office Science Advisory Committee,
The Under-Secretary of State, Pettion Debate Commercial Breeding for Laboratories Volume 726 stated that "The Home Office does not require or COMMISSION the use of animals in science. Instead we regulate to ensure that all proposals for work are authorised only where there is justified benefit, that animals are used only where there is no alternative, that the minimum number of animals is used, and that harm is minimised, and that the animals are appropriately cared for. I reject the narrative suggesting that this is not the case. My colleague Lord Sharpe has ministerial responsibility for this work"
Can the Home Office please then explain the commissioning and funding for the Ape Heart Project at Twycross Zoo?
Yours faithfully,
Tarnia Wilson
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Dear Tarnia Wilson,
Thank you for contacting the Home Office with your request.
This has been assigned to a caseworker (case ref 77771). We will aim to send you a full response by 31/08/2023 which is twenty working days from the date we received your request.
Kind Regards,
M Ennis
Home Office
Dear Tarnia Wilson,
Please note that this has now been combined with FOI 77777. This will not effect our date to respond.
FOI 77771 is now cancelled.
Kind Regards,
M Ennis
Home Office
Dear Ms Wilson,
Please find attached a response to your FOI request 77777.
Kindest,
Policy Unit
Animals in Science Regulation Policy Unit
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
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