HC Deb 15 December 1999 vol 341 c234W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will assess the extent to which meat from religious slaughter is sold to the general public without being labelled as such. [102259]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 14 December 1999]: Figures on meat production do not separately distinguish meat produced from the religious slaughter of animals.

Mr. Baker

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he intends to make it his policy to ensure that all meat from religiously slaughtered animals is labelled as such; and if he will make a statement. [102256]

Mr. Morley

[holding answer 14 December 1999]: We have no plans to do so.