Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112461

Foie Gras: Imports

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a timetable for introducing a ban on the import of foie gras.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned...

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