Linked Data API

Filter

These are the filters currently being used to limit the search results. Click on the remove filter icon to remove the filter.

max ddp modified	2019-05-15T18:39:31.524Z
min date	2014-10-30
session	2017%2F19
tabling member constituency	Manchester%2C Gorton
answering dept sort name	Environment%2C Food and Rural Affairs
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment%2C Food and Rural Affairs%2C whether his policy on recognising animals as sentient beings encroaches on the rights of religious minorities to slaughter animals in accordance with Muslim and Jewish faith traditions.
max answer › question first answered	2019-05-21T13:17:05.177Z

Sort by

This list shows the properties that you can sort by. Click on to sort in ascending order and to sort in descending order. The properties that you're currently sorting by are shown at the top of the list. Click on remove this sort to remove a sort and or to reverse the current sort order. Click on the remove all sorting icon to remove all the sorting. Note that sorting can significantly slow down the loading of the page.

View

Choose what information you want to view about each item. There are some pre-defined views, but starred properties are always present no matter what the view. You can star properties by clicking on the icon. The currently starred icons have a icon; clicking on it will unstar the property.

Items per page

Choose how many items to view on each page. The more items you view, the longer the page will take to load.

Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest

date

exactly:

or between:
and

answering body

answering dept id

answering dept short name

answering dept sort name

hansard heading

house id

legislature


pref label

question text

tabling member constituency

tabling member printed

uin

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

exactly:

or between:
and

answer text

answering member constituency

answering member printed

question first answered

answering member


label

tabling member


label

806505

registered interest

date

14/12/2017

answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

answering dept sort name

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

hansard heading

Ritual Slaughter: Animal Welfare

house id

legislature

25259

pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his policy on recognising animals as sentient beings encroaches on the rights of religious minorities to slaughter animals in accordance with Muslim and Jewish faith traditions.

tabling member constituency

Manchester, Gorton

tabling member printed

Afzal Khan

uin

119581

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

20/12/2017

answer text

<p>The Government’s policies on animal welfare have always been driven by the fact the animals are sentient beings. The draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill published on 12 December 2017 for consultation gives absolute clarity to that commitment. The draft bill does not affect the right of Jewish and Muslim communities to eat meat from animals slaughtered in accordance with religious rites. There are strict rules that govern the slaughter of animals in England and additional rules which apply to animals slaughtered in accordance with religious rites.</p>

answering member constituency

Camborne and Redruth

answering member printed

George Eustice

question first answered

20/12/2017 16:38:26

answering member

3934

label	Biography information for George Eustice

tabling member

4671

label	Biography information for Afzal Khan