Shellfish: Animal Welfare
Commons · Question 121331 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to include decapod crustaceans in the Animal Welfare Act 2006; and if she will publish a timeline for an announcement on that decision.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 25 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to an evidence-based and proportionate approach to setting welfare standards for decapod crustaceans. We set out in our Animal Welfare Strategy that we will develop this evidence base through research and continued stakeholder ...