Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121331
Shellfish: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Question
Sarah Champion
Labour — Rotherham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to include decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and if she will publish a timeline for an announcement on that decision.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting welfare standards for decapod crustaceans. We set out in our Animal Welfare Strategy that we will develop this evidence base through research and continued stakeholder ...
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