Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81696

Animal Welfare: Labelling

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal DemocratWimbledon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory method-of-production labelling on (a) animal welfare and (b) consumer transparency.

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.