Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 92775
Octopuses: Import Controls
Tabled: 19 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Laurence Turner
Labour — Birmingham Northfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the importation of factory farmed octopus food products.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleWe have no current plans to prevent the import of farmed octopus products to the UK.