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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-01-25more like thismore than 2019-01-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Foie Gras: Imports more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban foie gras imports after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 212612 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-31more like thismore than 2019-01-31
answer text <p>We have some of the highest standards of animal welfare and the production of foie gras by force feeding is banned in the UK as it is incompatible with our domestic legislation. Once we leave the European Union, there will be an opportunity to consider whether the UK can adopt a different approach to foie gras imports and sales in the UK.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-31T14:03:57.077Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-31T14:03:57.077Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this