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Animal Welfare: Standards

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 49476, tabled on 30 April 2025

Question

Josh Newbury
Labour
Cannock Chase
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the harmonisation in the upcoming Trade Strategy of animal welfare standards between domestically-produced goods and imported goods.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Labour
Cambridge
Commons

Answered on

12 May 2025

The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues.

The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. We will promote robust standards nationally and internationally and will always consider whether overseas produce has an unfair advantage.

The Government recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our Trade Strategy to support economic growth and promote the highest standards of food production.

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