Foie Gras: Imports
Commons · Question 8465 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 3584 on Foie Gras: Imports, whether he plans to publish a consultation on a potential ban on the import of foie gras.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 15 Oct 2024
The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.The Government looks forward to delivering the most ambit...