Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18206

Pigs: Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether an assessment has been made of the potential merits of launching a public consultation into the use of high concentration carbon dioxide for slaughtering pigs.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.