Question follow-through · 127950

Foie Gras: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the she is taking to fulfil to help ban the importation of foie gras; and whether he has set a timeline for doing so.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
20 Apr 2026
Answer
24 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the she is taking to fulfil to help ban the importation of foie gras; and whether he has set a timeline for doing so.

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given to Ruth Jones on 17 March 2026 to PQ UIN 119441.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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