Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122961
Cephalopods and Shellfish: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, when the guidance on the welfare of decapods at time of killing will be published; and whether killing methods beyond live bo
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government will publish guidance on which methods of killing decapods are compatible with the existing legal requirements on animal welfare at time of killing. This guidance is under development.