| Heading: |
Foie Gras: Imports |
| Question ID: |
1813084 |
| UIN: |
60281 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-16 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5252 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rachel Gilmour
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Rachel Gilmour
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a ban on the import of foie gras. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-24 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4382 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Daniel Zeichner
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| Answering Member handle: |
danielzeichner
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@danielzeichner
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| Answer text: |
The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns. We have been clear that we will use our Trade Strategy t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |