Defence Academy: Catering
Commons · Question 84898 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on (a) the unit price (b) the supply chain and (c) wastage of supplying halal-certified meat by default at the Defence Academy.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 30 Oct 2025
There is no requirement in law to inform customers of specific slaughter methods, and this practice is not commonplace within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). At the Defence Academy catering outlets, all halal-certified meat is explicitly labelled at the po...