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Pigs: Slaughterhouses

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 5992

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to consult on a draft ban on the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

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