Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86133

Ritual Slaughter

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the prevalence of non-stun slaughter for Halal meat production in each year since 2015; and whether she has received representations from relev

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
UK data regarding the number or proportion of animals slaughtered using the halal method without prior stunning is not collected. The Food Standards Agency carries out a periodic slaughter sector survey in England and Wales, which started in 2011. Links t...

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