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

Labour — Folkestone 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.