Written questions

Foie Gras and Furs: Imports

Commons · Question 2900 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 May 2026

Question

Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timeline is for banning the import of foie gras and fur into the UK.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 28 May 2026

This Government is committed to delivering the most ambitious animal welfare programme in a generation as set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy. The UK does not permit fur farming or the production of foie gras using force feeding, which the Government h...