Paula Barker MP: written questions

Written questions

• Pigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22019More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, what legislative vehicle she plans to use for any ban on the carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs; and when sh

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

  Answered 3 Sept 2026

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• Pigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22018More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when any ban on the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs will take effect, including any proposed trans

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

  Answered 3 Sept 2026

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• Pigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22017More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

  Answered 3 Sept 2026

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• Pigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22016More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs will open; and how long it wi

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

  Answered 3 Sept 2026

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• Young People: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17045More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made a decision on the steps it plans to take to develop the pilots with Centrepoint of the Upstream youth homelessness prevention programme.

  Answer: The government recognises that targeted support within schools can play a major role in identifying young people at higher risk of homelessness and providing support to them and their families at a much earlier stage. We continue to engage with Centrepoin...

  Answered 16 Jul 2026

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