Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 4 December 2025.
Emma Lewell
Labour, South 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.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
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