United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL10904
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
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13 October 2025
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21 October 2025 · Answer
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21 October 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the humane slaughter of farmed fish; and whether they are they considering plans to introduce species-specific slaughter legislation for farmed fish.
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13 October 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure the humane slaughter of farmed fish; and whether they are they considering plans to introduce species-specific slaughter legislation for farmed fish.
Source: Lords
21 October 2025
Answer
Current legislation already provides protection for farmed fish kept for the production of meat or other products whilst on farm and during transport. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to any protected animal, ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-13/HL10904
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1840017
- uk · wq-1840017 · source updated 21 October 2025