A Bill to prohibit the use of animals in medical research; to require the use of non-animal methods for conducting medical research; and for connected purposes.
The Animals in Medical Research (Prohibition) Bill would ban the use of animals in medical research in the UK and require researchers to use non-animal methods instead. It aims to replace animal testing with alternatives where feasible and to set out how these methods should be implemented. The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons, introduced by Steve Race.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny and then to further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 29 May 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 October 2024.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.