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FOI2023/00279: Research using Great Apes

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Case reference FOI2023/00279

Published 8 June 2023

Request

Request Received: 11 May 2023

Has any licence or funding been given or contributed by the Government of the time, from 2012 onwards to use Great Apes in research either in the UK, in UK territories or in other sovereign countries?" Please detail the licence, the funding and the purpose of the research and where the research was carried out. Where are the results published please?

Has the UK Government asked the EU to permit the use of Great Apes in research since 2012 and under what conditions? What funding and licences including those for Great Apes in the wild or in Zoos or in conservation has the UK Government funded or contributed to since 2012 in the UK, in UK territories and in sovereign countries? For what purposes have these licences been given? Where have the results been published?

What licences has UK Government provided or allowed since 2022 to the present day to allow research of any kind on Great Apes in the wild, in Zoos or conservation in the UK, in UK territories and in sovereign countries? What funding or contributory funding has the government made or allocated to such research?

Response

Response Sent: 8 June 2023

Full details of this response are provided in the attached document.

Documents

• FOI_Response_Letter_FOI2023_00279_Redacted.pdf (248.2 KB)

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