Written questions

Civil Service: Catering

2026-06-01 · Cabinet Office · 5771 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from civil service caterers which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.

Answer

No. The government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter, and we respect the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their religious beliefs.The National Procurement Policy Statement underscores the gov...