Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 91967

Slaughterhouses

Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Emma Lewell

LabourSouth Shields

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to amend policies on non-stun slaughter in the upcoming animal welfare strategy.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Prime Minister announced that we will be publishing an animal welfare strategy later this year. We will set out our priorities for animal welfare in the strategy upon publication.