Animal Welfare: Research
Commons · Question 11607 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support research into animal sentience.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 29 Jun 2026
The most recent research Defra commissioned on animal sentience was an independent review by the London School of Economics on sentience in cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans. The findings from this comprehensive study underpinned this Government...