Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19525

Eggs: Imports

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Julia Buckley

LabourShrewsbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require imported eggs to meet the UK's animal welfare standards.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. The Government recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we ...

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