Animal Welfare: Labelling

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 October 2025.

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Photo of Afzal Khan Afzal Khan Labour, Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to mandate method-of-production welfare labelling for (a) pork, (b) chicken and (c) eggs.

Photo of Afzal Khan Afzal Khan Labour, Manchester Rusholme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to ensure accuracy of method-of-production labelling for (a) domestic producers and (b) importers.

Photo of Alex Easton Alex Easton Independent, North Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to mandate method-of-production welfare labelling for (a) pork, (b) chicken and (c) eggs.

Photo of Alex Brewer Alex Brewer Liberal Democrat, North East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to improve transparency in method-of-production welfare labelling for (a) pork, (b) chicken and (c) eggs.

Photo of Alex Brewer Alex Brewer Liberal Democrat, North East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to mandate method-of-production welfare labelling for (a) pork, (b) chicken and (c) eggs.

Photo of Angela Eagle Angela Eagle The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for York Central, Rachael Maskell, on 8 October 2025, PQ UIN 76016.

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