Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 7335 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase protection for farmed fish.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 9 Oct 2024
The Animal Welfare Committee’s updated Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing was published last year. A GB-wide farmed trout joint Government and industry working group is now examining the issues raised in the report to explore the...