Foie Gras: Imports
Commons · Question 112461 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish a timetable for introducing a ban on the import of foie gras.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Feb 2026
The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned...