Question follow-through · 100621

Meat: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing mandatory labelling of meat products to indicate the method of slaughter.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
6 Jan 2026
Answer
6 Jan 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has considered the potential merits of introducing mandatory labelling of meat products to indicate the method of slaughter.

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 December 2025 to PQ UIN 99375.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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