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

LabourBirmingham 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 Eagle
We have no current plans to prevent the import of farmed octopus products to the UK.