Question follow-through · 8465
Foie Gras: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 3584 on Foie Gras: Imports, whether he plans to publish a consultation on a potential ban on the import of foie gras.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 3584 on Foie Gras: Imports, whether he plans to publish a consultation on a potential ban on the import of foie gras.
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.The Government looks forward to delivering the most ambit...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Plastics: Health Hazards
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Plastics
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Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make a comparative estimate of the UK's total electronic waste compared to the rest of the world.
Electronic Equipment: Recycling
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make a comparative estimate of the volume of electronics (a) repaired and (b) refurbished before being fed back into the circular economy compared to the rest of the world.
Electronic Equipment: Recycling
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to (a) repair and (b) refurbish more (i) household appliances and (ii) electronic waste.
Electrical Goods: Repairs and Maintenance
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend the right to repair requirements within the Ecodesign for Energy-related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021.
Electronic Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance
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Recycling
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the development of a UK-wide strategy on the circular economy.
Electrical Goods: Recycling
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) discounts, (b) vouchers, (c) other financial incentives and (d) deposit-return schemes to recycle small consume
Recycling
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what sectors his Department has considered within scope for interventions in the context of his planned circular economy strategy.
Metals: Recycling
3 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recycling precious metals found in (a) smartphones, (b) laptops and (c) other devices on the economy.