Question follow-through · 28363
Ritual Slaughter
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposals of the Jhatka Council for commercial Jhatka slaughter.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the proposals of the Jhatka Council for commercial Jhatka slaughter.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter. Any Jhatka slaughter would need to comply with the requirements to protect animal welfare set out in legislation, as well as meat hygiene requirements. Defra and Food Standard...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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