Written questions

Foie Gras: Import Controls

Commons · Question 56471 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the proposed UK-EU common veterinary agreement would allow the UK to ban the importation of foie gras produced by force-feeding.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 10 Jun 2025

The details of the Agreement are subject to negotiation, but the Government has been clear with the EU about the importance of being able to set high animal welfare standards.