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Laurence Turner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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5 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Pigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5486More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 May to Question UIN 362, what her Department's proposed timetable is for introducing a consultation to ban the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

    Answer: As set out in the response to UIN 362, further details will be shared later this year.

    Answered 10 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Game: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5195More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to launch the call for evidence on how gamebirds are reared in the gamebird sector.

    Answer: As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy the Government will launch a call for evidence to improve its understanding of the welfare issues on how gamebirds are reared. The Government will take this forward in due course.

    Answered 10 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • TrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123522More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 in preventing unlicenced use of glue traps.

    Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. No formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 in preventing unlicensed use of glue traps has been made. The Act aims to improve ani...

    Answered 31 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Octopuses: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92775More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to prevent the importation of factory farmed octopus food products.

    Answer: We have no current plans to prevent the import of farmed octopus products to the UK.

    Answered 4 Dec 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • Cats: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68586More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37879 on Cats: Animal Breeding, what progress he has made in reviewing the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee Opinion o

    Answer: The Government is still carefully considering the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee’s Opinion on the welfare implications of current and emergent feline breeding practices.

    Answered 21 Jul 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 4Cabinet Office4Church Commissioners: 1Church Commissioners1Department for Business and Trade: 4Department for Business and Trade4Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 3Department for Culture, Media a…3Department for Education: 7Department for Education7Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 1Department for Energy Security …1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5Department for Environment, Foo…5Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 5Department for Science, Innovat…5Department for Transport: 39Department for Transport39Department for Work and Pensions: 2Department for Work and Pensions2Department of Health and Social Care: 13Department of Health and Social…13Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Home Office: 1Home Office1Ministry of Defence: 5Ministry of Defence5Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 5Ministry of Housing, Communitie…5Ministry of Justice: 5Ministry of Justice5Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: 5Speaker's Committee for the Ind…5Treasury: 4Treasury4Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office4
Church Commissioners1
Department for Business and Trade4
Department for Culture, Media and Sport3
Department for Education7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology5
Department for Transport39
Department for Work and Pensions2
Department of Health and Social Care13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Home Office1
Ministry of Defence5
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government5
Ministry of Justice5
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority5
Treasury4
Women and Equalities1

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