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Shellfish: Animal Welfare

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 98725

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food to ensure compliance with the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

There are no plans to ban the live sale of decapod crustaceans to the public to be consumed as food.

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