Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104996

Animal Products: Imports

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Lee Pitcher

Labour — Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of food imports produced to lower animal welfare standards on the competitiveness of UK farmers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government shares the public’s high regard for the high animal welfare standards we have in this country; they are one of the selling points of our British farming industry and are greatly valued by consumers both at home and abroad. As set out in the...

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