Defence Academy: Catering
Commons · Question 84900 · 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 (a) audit and (b) traceability checks are conducted to verify halal (i) certification and (ii) segregation in the Defence Academy catering supply chain; and how often compliance is reviewed.
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...