§ Lord Seafordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Given that the velveting of deer is deemed an illegal act under the Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) Regulation 1982, whether, imports of venison from animals that have been subjected to velveting or raised on farms benefiting from income from velvet should be excluded from the British market on welfare grounds. [HL4401]
§ Baroness HaymanIt would be incompatible with both the Treaty of Rome and with World Trade Organisation rules to ban imports of venison because of the animal welfare standards under which it was produced.