Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 8709

Shellfish: Sales

Tabled: 11 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024

Question

Alex Mayer

LabourDunstable and Leighton Buzzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to end the sale of live decapod crustaceans.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Government is committed to an evidence-based approach to improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs. My department is continuing to engage with stakeholders and seeking to address evidence gaps to inform future policy de...

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