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Pigs: Slaughterhouses

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 22017

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on banning the use of carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs.

Answered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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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