Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 40732
Sheep Meat: Import Controls
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Question
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat — Eastbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of placing a ban on the import of lamb produced on farms that carry out mulesing without pain relief.
Answer
Mr Douglas AlexanderThe Government is firmly committed to upholding our animal welfare standards and to promoting robust standards internationally. The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission considered, in the context of its report on the UK-Australia FTA, the issue of...
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