Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out the use of CO2 gas chambers in slaughterhouses.

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1. 13 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out the use of CO2 gas chambers in slaughterhouses.

   Source: Commons

2. 20 May 2026

   Answer

   As set out in this Government’s animal welfare strategy, Defra will consult on banning carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and on possible timescales for phasing out this method. Further details will be set out later this year.

   Source: Written answer

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