§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans her Department has to ensure that food labelling includes animal welfare criteria.
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 18 July 1994]: The Food Advisory Committee has recommended to the Government that information about methods of animal welfare should be conveyed to consumers by means other than labelling. The Government, therefore, have no plans to make statutory provision in this area, but have no objection to voluntary labelling schemes so long as the information is not presented misleadingly.