Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122960

Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 23 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, what is the timeline for the publication of the evidence base on welfare issues affecting decapod crustaceans.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting welfare standards for decapod crustaceans. The Government set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy that it will develop this evidence base through research and continued ...

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