Animal Welfare: UK Relations with EU
Commons · Question 2324 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking, in the context of the UK-EU SPS negotiations, to pursue animal welfare measures, including a ban on foie gras imports, in the context of representa
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 1 Jun 2026
This Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and is committed to delivering the most ambitious animal welfare programme in a generation as set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy. It has made clear that the production of foie ...