Written questions

Educational Institutions: Catering

2026-06-01 · Department for Education · 5769 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from all schools and educational settings which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.

Answer

The government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter and would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter, but we respect the rights of people to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs. All school foo...