Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 78477

Animal Welfare: Labelling

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

LabourManchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mandatory method-of-production labelling on sales for UK farmers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
We are considering the potential role of method of production labelling reform as part of the ongoing development of the Government’s wider animal welfare strategy.