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Ritual Slaughter

Commons · Question 86133 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the prevalence of non-stun slaughter for Halal meat production in each year since 2015; and whether she has received representations from relev

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 25 Nov 2025

UK data regarding the number or proportion of animals slaughtered using the halal method without prior stunning is not collected. The Food Standards Agency carries out a periodic slaughter sector survey in England and Wales, which started in 2011. Links t...