Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99783

Shellfish: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Sarah Champion

LabourRotherham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Seafish, Shellfish Association of Great Britain and the Crab and Lobster Management Group on the adequacy of the Codes of Practice for

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting animal welfare standards for decapod crustaceans. As part of this, the Department has engaged with key stakeholders, such as the Shellfish Association of Great Britain,...

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