Eggs: Imports
Commons · Question 19525 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Julia Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require imported eggs to meet the UK's animal welfare standards.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Dec 2024
The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. The Government recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we ...